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• Re: Case and p[istons shot?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 07:43:34 -0800
  ...1980) > that had a carburated system on it. will this be a different case/crank > (etc...) than the Fuel Injected? My motor is FI...
• Re: Instant Horse Power Update
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 14 May 2000 21:41:05 -0400
  ...The idea that the vanagon fuel injection system has been detuned and that the chip will correct this detuning is just so much B...
• Re: OXY---ignoring maintenance will lead to an unreliable Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Sat, 9 Sep 2000 08:57:28 -0700
  ...O2 sensor will deteriorate and cause major havoc with the fuel injection system and van reliability in the form of lower mileage, running rich...
• High Idle, Next step
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Sun, 23 Sep 2001 09:56:50 EDT
  ...My bently shows no switch in the p/s system, nor can I find it in the ignition/ fuel chapters. Should there be a...
• Tiico questions/feedback
  Historical mailing list - Hieu Q
  Mon, 5 May 2003 21:10:40 -0700
  ...I've decided to go the Tiico route as my cooling system is a mess. I just had a few questions before I leap...
• Underpowered? Can't be this bad.
  Historical mailing list - Skip Emmert-Keaton
  Mon, 24 Nov 2003 16:13:43 -0800
  ...What's the next likely culprit? Upon arriving at the house, I also noticed the fuel pump seems to keep running after I turn...
• Re: ECU firmware location
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sat, 15 Sep 2007 15:21:08 -0700
  ...ECU firmware location > Hi all, > > This is kinda getting in-depth into embedded systems design, but does > anybody know if the firmware for our...
• Re: fuel system expansion tanks
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:03:36 -0700
  I'm in the middle of doing my expansion/gas tank thing. FWIW, I found that an expansion tank from an '85 fit my...
• Fuel Tank Overflow Hoses
  Historical mailing list - KENYON FAIREY
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 11:21:13 -0500 (EST)
  ...I was advised that the fuel tank overflow hoses and system had cracked and needed to be replaced - I had two options: - never fill...
• Re: black exhaust residue
  Historical mailing list - KBatzler
  Mon, 9 Nov 1998 20:28:03 -0800
  ...His numbers didn't correspond with VW's system. Uh, oh.) > >The motor burns some oil (1.5-2.5 quarts per 3,000...
• Want to talk me out of buying diesel Vanagon?-No but here's my .02 worth (long)
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:08:55 EST
  ...to a non-gelling temperature so it flows freely through the fuel system. I've done the homework here and eventually sold my 82...
• Re: Trusting Your Machine
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 20:25:59 -0600
  ...Replace your fuel lines, keep an eye on the coolant system, whatever that is (I have no idea <g>) and remember the happy thought...
• Re: Who is the Manager of this list?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:52:50 -0500
  ...Anyway, back to the fuel lines. See ya, Michael. On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 1:12 PM, John Goubeaux <john@ucsb.edu> wrote...
• Re: O2 sensor problems
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 22:11:46 -0700
  ...Normally, I would turn the fuel/air mixture adjustment screw on the AFM to lean out the mixture. However, in my case I had...
• Re: new 82 vanagon L
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 2 Jan 2012 13:53:22 -0800
  ...it could be either clutch system, or shift linkage. More likely shift linkage actually. sure makes me think of a dry mechanism in the...
• Re: Weber Progressive and Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:20:17 -0500
  ...The fuel just puddles in there until it slugs into the cylinders and washes the oil off the cylinder walls. This is why the...
• Re: disconnect 02 sensor
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Feb 1997 14:51:14 -0800
  ...system (except I suppose a failure of the injectors). It can compensate for a pretty large vaccumm leak as well as a faulty fuel...
• Re: 83' Vanagon - Coolant Temp Sensor and O2 Sensor - Could TheseEffect Idle?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 1 Jul 2001 11:08:25 -0500
  ...I checked out the fuel injectors (pulled the plug off > each one and listened for a drop in idle) on the number 2 cylinder...
• Re: Propex alternative?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 4 Nov 2013 13:47:24 -0800
  ...Now since amount of energy going from fuel to water and CO2 is gained by breaking CH bonds is proportional to the number of...
• Re: What Mini-Projects are going on?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 18:46:43 -0700
  ...The system worked wonderfully with major loads constantly being put on this engine(ported heads 3/4 cam/ Dual 44idf webers), the oil never...
• Re: wiper motor problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 4 May 2013 15:01:46 -0700
  ...way before VW ever had a fuel gauge in their cars or vans. it had Semaphore Turn signals that stuck out of the side...
• Re: re. Trip Report, Baja Whales 2012,part 1, long, boring
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 24 Mar 2012 08:42:41 -0700
  ...Many Mexicans drive > newer cars than we do and they need good fuel. There is a growing > awareness of the value of preserving natural...
• Re: 28.8 MPG
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 20:37:08 -0400
  ...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: [vanagon] Vanagon re-power cheap & reliable
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:23:24 -0700
  ...Some work to come up with a air filter system, and any fuel system work of course... Heck, DV exhaust is not that great...
• Re: 87 Lack of power
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 09:45:15 -0800
  ...What is an AFM? I see in the bentley the whole system is called an > "AFC". Is it the "intake air sensor" (Air Fuel...
• Re: sudden failure to fire
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:37:11 -0700
  ...Drove 40 miles to Logan airport, engine purring >> through the all-new exhaust system. Parked. Went to a meeting at the >> airport Hilton with...
• Re: Hybrid Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Wed, 2 Jul 2008 12:11:49 -0400
  ...systems, allowing them to shut >> down the motor whenever you stop > for more than a few seconds - I shudder >> to think how much fuel...
• Re: Over-full overflow tank..cause for alarm?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:18:03 -0700
  ...I put a tank of premium fuel into the van and that is what I was >> burning on this trip, if that would make...
• Re: Fix or replace? - was Surface Rust on Gas Tank (with pics)
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:47:39 -0700
  ...If you have questions about the fuel tank or the radiator or the brake bleeder components or anything (is it a pain in the...
• Re: Catholic heaters
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 20:34:30 -0500
  ...It mounts to 2 bolts placed behind the passenger seat,and is fueled via T off the system and flexible hose. It removes easilyin...
• Bus Depot Sucks
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 14:51:52 -0800
  ...To build a tollway and bridge system that encircles the globe and joins the continents. To use the resources of the rainforest to build...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome is it also known as Digifant Disease, maybe?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 16 Jun 2014 07:35:59 -0400
  ...I checked the normal stuff this morning, connections, fuel pump > sprayed the throttle switch...and let the motor idle for almost an hour > without...
• AVP engine, MPG and power problem
  Historical mailing list - Nicholas Wilson
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 21:09:31 -0700
  ...I've been through the fuel system components and can't find anything wrong. This is a California model with L-Jetronic FI with...
• Re: AC conversion
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 22 Jun 2016 20:24:23 -0400
  ...That said if you suspect that your system is complete I would approach this as follows. Test the electrics. Evacuate and if possible leak...
• Re: 2.1 idling @ 2200, stumbling, etc, where do I start?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 7 Apr 2010 11:54:29 -0700
  ...I have seen extreme high idle 'just occur' from that system ...the electronic idle speed control, involving that valve and the control unit for...
• Re: Converting a 1.9 to a 2.1 Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 19:40:08 -0400
  ...Converting a 1.9 to a 2.1 Wasserboxer >What about the fuel injection? Is the Digijet satisfactory for use >on the 2.1...
• Re: 7.5 mm fuel injection hose OK?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:04:01 -0400
  ...It goes on as snugly as the original designers of the system thought was best. Not too tight, not too loose. I have no...
• small coolant hose replacement tips needed
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 11 Jan 2014 18:38:41 -0500
  ...I would certainly introduce some air into the system and I have kno idea what happens when I remove that hose! I don't...
• Re: Cranks but now, STARTS!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:17:07 -0400
  ...intentionally, and if it's left out *something* in the ECU/fuel system is going to work differently than before, and in that sense...
• Re: 1983 Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 26 Feb 1997 11:36:31 -0700
  ...The PO stated that a problem in the fuel system > forced gasoline into the oil and caused the motor to fail. It was > parked...
• Re: Aux. Battery w/o Relay
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 10:48:56 -0500
  ...during the late '50's was producing a car without a fuel gauge or defrost). Based on Rule #1, you can assume that the...
• Re: Roadhaus - 2.2L Engine Install , Prelimanary Report
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Tue, 15 Oct 2002 22:33:39 -0600
  ...European engine than a point of compression > like a better fuel differant injection system > so the 2.2L 135HP Euro Cars of Denver is...
• Re: 73 Camper needs engine?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 1 May 2003 08:40:59 -0700
  ...Alternator, starter, distributor, fuel system, all of these are likely not part of a "new engine". Mark Shannon Mitchell wrote: > > I am looking at...
• Re: Idle issues
  Historical mailing list - Steven Mills
  Sun, 17 May 2020 10:43:31 -0500
  ...Otherwise disconnected it will still idle as it should. > > Stacy's suggestion to check the fuel pump is good. Testing fuel pressure is an...
• NVC the last moments of my friday involve a non vanagon related post about jappan
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 11 Mar 2011 23:11:14 -0800
  ...According to Japan�s Jiji Press, some of the reactor�s nuclear fuel rods were briefly exposed to the air after the reactor�s...
• Re: 2.1 fuel injection problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 06:27:49 -0400
  ...2.1 fuel injection problem OK, gurus I have a problem here that I have been unable to resolve and am asking your collective...
• Re: Need some assistance to see if my mechanic is overcharging me...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:38:57 -0700
  ...fuel rails, injectors, new rubber for > injectors provided, new spark plugs, new fuel hoses, wires, wiring > harness, Air Flow System, with all new gaskets...
• Re: Hybrid Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 16:33:34 -0400
  ...of relevance > > > Diesel-electric marine propulsion systems and accessories. > > > < > > > http://www.ossapowerlite.com/tech_library/fuel_efficiency/fuel_efficiency.htm > > > > > > > > > KTA Services Inc. < http...
• Re: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 14 May 2013 12:20:41 -0400
  ...To integrate the ignition and ECU management with the turbocharger, I adapted the SAAB APC turbo engine management system dynamically controlling timing, boost, fuel...
• Re: Fire Prevention Week (Was: Always Look Under A Bus!)
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:03:42 -0700
  ...A pull handle activated the system and we were also required > to > have an outside handle for track workers in case we got knocked...
• FYI Excellent Condition VW VanagonGL*Picts* - $3000
  Historical mailing list - Tim Schneider
  Mon, 12 Apr 2004 15:04:27 -0700
  ...Fuel hoses Alternator CV Joints Master Brake Cylinder, Brake shoes Radiator Battery Water Pump Extra's: 110 plug in and dual battery system / Power...
• Re: Gas tank hard to fill, another issue
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 13 Jan 2017 11:00:52 -0700
  ...filling and is now > usually sucked up by a vapor control system built into the pump nozzle. I > think the "camel hump" design of...
• Re: Battery/Starter/Wiring issue 1985 Westy w/ 2.1L & 4sp
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Mon, 29 Aug 2011 07:13:10 -0400
  ...One of the connections on the Y pipe in the exhaust system opened up just short of our destination. Got 177 miles out of...
• Re: Calif. Smog Fail and Catalytic Converter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Dec 2014 17:14:28 -0500
  ...But they kept the stock air and fuel system and engine electronics. Two years later, with 31,500 miles on the new engine, I...
• Re: Advance Auto AC recharge kit
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 1 Jul 2003 14:01:58 -0700
  ...fuel tanks to be removed prior to crushing of cars. There isn't a law that requires any refrigerant recovery from A/C systems...
• Re: Need some assistance to see if my mechanic is overcharging me...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:24:59 -0700
  ...fuel rails, injectors, new rubber for > injectors provided, new spark plugs, new fuel hoses, wires, wiring > harness, Air Flow System, with all new gaskets...
• Re: Air Conditioning
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 27 Sep 2021 16:01:18 -0700
  ...Air Conditioning > > > > They burn up from leaking fuel lines. You should check yours. > > And relax. > > > > Chris. > > > >> Wiadomość napisana przez Steve Bonde <seb007@live.com...
• Re: (reasonable) Performance Improvements for 1984 1.9L Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - tonyd
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 15:05:32 +0000
  ...Exhaust system > > #3. Q-chip > > > > Any ideas, suggestions, opinions, vendors, prices... ? > > > > Thanks, > > Marty Wallace (1984 Westfalia) > > Chico, California > > _________________________________________________________ > > DO YOU YAHOO!? > > Get your free...
• Re: Help with starting problem.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 22:22:05 -0500
  I'm not a Waser Boxer guy but I'd look for a leak in the intake air system, possibly a split in your...
• ES-12 Refrigerant - Caution
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 15:00:39 -0700
  ...It is in a sealed system without oxygen. If a leak develops the gas will dissipate quicky. If you are going to worry about...