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• Re: CA Smog Legal Conversions/Facts
  Historical mailing list - eric unrau
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 12:02:56 -0500
  ...The second > best > > version is the 1.8L > > 8V > > Digifant engine (88-92), preferably with the Audi > 3A > > exhaust manifold. > > The > > fuel system is...
• Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Wed, 30 Aug 2017 18:32:25 -0400
  ...I have also found that the fuel injection often gets blamed for running issues and that it is not the problem. The ignition system...
• Re: Oil Buzzer advice
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 18:54:52 -1000
  ...How much does that affect what the ecu does to control fuel injector on time ? Joking......Need to fit a water-to-air intercooler...
• Re: 81 Westy - should it have an O2 sensor or not?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Mon, 11 May 1998 17:30:46 -0600
  ...Bentley says "disconnect the hose from the fuel system to the airbox" before setting the CO. I did, set the CO -- _no problem_ getting...
• Re: High speed hiccup and noise in 2nd gear
  Historical mailing list - Walter E. Stephens
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 13:05:25 -0700
  ...Quite a violent jerk, almost as if fuel was cut off, or timing messed up for half a second or so. Otherwise engine ran...
• Re: Just curious
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 12:51:14 -0700
  ...the rear cylinders were leaking, the system is contaminated. - 500 for new MC and calipers. >new fuel & vapor recovery hoses + 150 >new ignition battery...
• Re: new CA emissions standards
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 29 Sep 2004 09:19:04 -0600
  ...I see a couple more years, then it's > time to do a Soobie conversion as emissions and fuel system parts for the 84...
• Re: VW inline four-bangers
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 15:05:58 -0700
  ...Grab one, and bolt a Rabbit carb system if you don't want fuel injection. Heck, I'll be yaking out the one out...
• Re: Electronic Rustproofing?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:42:53 -0500
  ...Years ago car manufacturers noticed that car bodies with a positive ground electrical system would corrode much faster than car bodies with a negative...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:47:50 -0700
  "On the 2.1l they used a two-pin housed connector [on the T-II sensor] like the ones on the fuel injectors, and...
• Re: Idle Issues with my 2.1 engine
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 3 Apr 2020 18:06:37 -0700
  ...Now for that conversion did you transplant the complete 2.1l FI system including the harness with idle control valve etc. Also how did...
• Re: Good local mechanic worked on my 85
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 11 May 2010 13:07:06 -0700
  ...Installed all new >> fuel >> lines and covered them with the old outside protective plastic shrouds. >> >> I supplied the new exhaust kit and fuel line...
• Re: The writings of Gene Berg and ETC.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 22 Jul 2000 16:06:55 EDT
  ...If you are going to swap FI systems with aftermarket, then you can go with a bigger increase. CB Performance sells a torque special...
• Re: Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 3 Apr 2009 12:38:00 -0700
  ...electronic fuel injection is MILES ahead of carburetors, Not even comparable, and not that hard to deal with once familiar with the system. I...
• Re: Loss of Power after carwash
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:37:12 -0700
  The overflow tank filling is a symptom of either a bad pressure cap or a compression leak into the coolant system. Angus Gordon Bainbridge...
• Re: Re- Cutting out
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Oct 1996 21:50:23 -0700
  ...Now it may be true that with fuel injection it's dangerous, but I don't have any experience with that. I still don...
• vanagon.com/Brooklands/Russek Manual
  Historical mailing list - Victor Wong
  Mon, 03 Mar 1997 19:55:48 +0000
  ...amazingly detailed, with especially nice drawings of the cooling system lay-out and fuel injection components. BUT . . . It costs $29.95 for a 176...
• philosophy of top speed (was Re: Top speed of a vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 22:43:57 -0500
  ...taken to driving backroads at around 50MPH, which gives me peak fuel economy at about 23 MPG. I also get to see the country...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 13:36:34 -0800
  ...fuel pump >>>> work. >>>> I have fitted a replacement fuel pump, filters etc and have it >>>> working and seen fuel pressure at the system gauge...
• Re: Hall sender + ignition control unit electronics
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Jun 2012 01:40:30 -0400
  ...Yep, that's the amplified HALL sender signal sent to the ECU for monitoring and controlling the fuel pump. > If that wire slips out...
• Re: Speedo needle sits still sometimes
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 14 Jan 2014 08:28:33 -0600
  ...Even the fuel itself - a jet fuel that was in reality Arctic Diesel - a very fine grade of oil - served also to lubricate internal...
• Re: Procedure on my 85 Westy tank reseal
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:04:08 -0700
  ...You don't want it going on into the > > tank and your fuel system. > > > > Clean around the fuel sending cap and remove it by...
• Re: New adapter plate: DIY Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Sep 1998 13:10:08 -0400
  ...I think it has a certain degree of unreliability and I am almost certain that it isn't as fuel efficient as other systems...
• Re: O2 Sensor, Bucking etc.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 19:02:17 EST
  ...With this information the computer can determine the best air/fuel ratio ; stoichiometry. When the O2 sensor detects too little oxygen in the exhaust...
• Re: [OT] Efficiency of electric heaters?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 20:06:04 -0800
  ...fossil fuel has incredible energy density .. is easily transported in infrastructure ... whether gasoline, diesel , or propane.. nothing quite packs the energy that these fuels...
• Re: Inside a Subi engine EJ22
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 19:17:13 -0700
  ...Now, the challenge was more around the fuel pressure > > > system, but again, easily solve by Hans from Vanaru. > > > > > > """When the OBD2 system calls for...
• Re: Subject: Re: Used Van Need help
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 1 Jul 2003 07:49:51 -0700
  ...and tranny. > > #12) installed new sound system > > #13) installed new air / fuel / EGR filters. > > #14) inspected all fuel lines > > #15) tightened all possible vacuum...
• Re: Tough driving(thin air)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 1 Jul 2001 09:58:00 -0500
  ...Anybody know of a small supercharger system that would work in that > range -- and integrate with the fuel injection system? I can't see...
• Re: Ignition - 2.1L wasserboxer, 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Sun, 28 Sep 2014 19:20:40 -0400
  ...I had new plugs installed and went thru the entire ignition system and all ran perfect - idle and at 3000 rpm per Tencent. Even...
• automatic removal, atf coolers
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 11:55:43 -0700
  ...too much for fuel lines, which I used for a bit, they cracked... >From: Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US> > >You can take...
• Re: In Tucumcari now
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 17 Nov 2005 18:04:08 -0600
  ...the fuel filter and pump, said there is a leak in the gas tank somewhere, it is supposed to be a closed system and...
• Re: Plugging leaks in intake manifold
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:07:17 -0700
  ...wrote: >>> Mike, >>> >>> I believe a good test of the air intake system is to measure the > manifold vacuum you are generating. I combed the...
• Fwd: Gas tank and gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Tue, 4 May 2010 13:51:40 -0700
  ...My uncle is a good mechanic - he keeps our vehicles running well enough that we often do get better than average fuel efficiency. ;-) Basically...
• Re: oil leak from crankcase vent?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Oct 1996 0:54:36 +0000
  ...I'm also having a problem where my fuel injection system isn't going "closed loop" and so it's running real rich and...
• Re: The gutted cat girl...who knew nothing
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 11:27:16 -0700
  ...van sounds like its been totally modified with no > management system for > > the fuel in tack. > > You may find the money needed to invest...
• Re: Upon seeing Bostig's handiwork
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:52:54 -0700
  ...that no one in automobile manuafacturing is truly unique, from fuel injection systems to engine design. I have to agree that a Ford Focus...
• A Comment on TDi Engine rpm vs. Longevity and Economy
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 07:24:45 EST
  ...The real fuel consumption of the engine is given by the product of instantaneous power output required and the brake specific fuel consumption (efficiency...
• Parting out 2.1 1991--everything
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 17 Nov 2012 09:44:53 -0600
  ...Heater controls and cables Upper and lower steering column housing Bumper mounting strips Excellent instrument cluster and instruments All hoses good Starter good Fuel...
• Re: Engine alternative (inline four) a bit long
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:41:27 -0700
  ...engine. �while i haven't worked on this engine and fuel > management system it is very close to the digifant II it seems. �you...
• Re: help me understand US emissions control strategy.(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:48:06 -0700
  ...Their guy states >> that >> the US is so anti-diesel that they can't sell those fuel efficient >> vehicles >> here. Yet I hear the...
• Re: 87 GL rebuild update!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 27 Jul 1998 07:19:28 -0400
  ...New rings, fuel system, head gaskets, assorted > hoses and gaskets. Put engine back in and started having an oil pressure > problem...Light and buzzer...
• Old/New Listee and questions
  Historical mailing list - BlackJack
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 10:54:09 -0700
  ...gas heaters and the best way to remove and install the fuel tank. Now for my questions: -do we have a dealer out there...
• Tiico questions/feedback
  Historical mailing list - Henry Wang
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 00:22:06 -0800
  ...I've decided to go the Tiico route as my cooling system is a mess. I just had a few questions before I leap...
• automatic trannie removal, atf coolers
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 11:55:58 -0700
  ...too much for fuel lines, which I used for a bit, they cracked... >From: Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US> > >You can take...
• Re: idling probalems
  Historical mailing list - Ki
  Tue, 8 Jun 2004 12:40:55 -0700
  ...Finally tracked it down to > > the Fuel Inj temp sensor. > > > Listee Ben has a helpful write up on it. > > > http://www.benplace.com/temp...
• Re: Idle stabilization control question
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 16:06:16 -0800
  ...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: Vanagon running rough
  Historical mailing list - two.tone.tool.box
  Sun, 9 Jan 2005 20:35:47 -0800
  ...After checking my 02 sensor, plugs, plugwires, and grounding connections (clean to brightness!) the solution wound up being the replacement of a bad fuel...
• Re: Oil cooler, D-pillar, Syncro - question
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:34:48 -0600
  ...3 Our concerns about adding heat tot the fuel lines may or may not hold water, but ANY extra heat in the engine compartment...
• Re: reference manual
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 11:44:51 -0700
  ...the most failure prone system is the cooling system. There are easily 150 parts in that system, spread out from one end to the...
• Re: Vanagon Repair classes
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 23:39:57 -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: New brakes and pedal question
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Thu, 11 Sep 2014 09:15:16 -0400
  ...I guess I�d thought that with new pads, and bled brakes there�d be less space in the system for the brake fluid...
• Re: Now that the mileage survey is done . . .
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:05:23 -0900
  ...for fuel economy, keep us informed as to your findings. As for me I am currently endeavoring to improve upon the heating system for...
• Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:00:57 -0800
  ...distributor >>> fuel system: Bosch Digijet Injection >>> type: multi-point fuel injection - intermittient >>> air metering: flow >>> >>> Valve timing at 1mm lift in degrees >>> >>> inlet open...
• Re: Chopstick's Adventure of the day
  Historical mailing list - Oliver Mueller-Heubach
  Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:10:33 -0400
  ...one of those on the battery with the charging system > for days practically. > > Electronic fuel injection uses a lot more current. it's got...
• Re: Warped discs and silly honda theories
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 01:37:32 +0100
  ...Most drivers stay well within > even the modest performance of the average braking system, and such > systems can usually make one panic stop at...
• Re: Cheap Westy in OKC- UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 05:22:27 -0400
  ...a clogged fuel filter from sitting? My '81 transporter has a > Weber conversion, so I'm not familiar with the FI system on the...
• Re: Pressure bleeding brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 19:10:48 EDT
  ...Changing the fluid and bleeding the system is one easy operation. You remove as much of the old fluid as possible with a turkey...
• Re: Cool modified DOKA
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 1 Sep 2009 20:10:07 -0700
  ...a lot like Throttle Body Injection systems are , but we'll have 4 centrally loacted injectors .......feeding the six cyclinders. Just a thought. I...
• 1983 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dr Tim Baines
  Fri, 16 Aug 96 14:36:39 -0400
  ...of RADWELD (temp radiator repair fluid) for cylinder heads? What about the fuel injection system, is this reliable? Thanks again for your comments. Tim
• Re: I'm stumped! (misfire)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Sat, 23 May 1998 14:38:04 -0700
  ...The difference between the "Digijet" (VW's name for L-Jetronic) is that it is a fuel- injection only system -- the ingition is totally...