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• Re: Eurovans future (now-vw does not make sportscars)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 20:30:31 +1200
  ...Wagons were less awkward than sedans. >and had several mechanical >flaws (such as poor access for repair, a crude mechanical fuel injection >system, and...
• Re: Inconsistent stumbling on resume throttle..Was "vanagon syndrome?"
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 24 Jun 2014 22:22:48 -0700
  ...With it disconnected the computer uses internal maps to determine fuelling, and the van actually runs fine. You can use a meter to measure...
• grounds: air cooled vs water cooled
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Fri, 17 Feb 2006 13:25:40 -0500
  ...Last night I connected my ohmmeter to the negative battery terminal and the main ground for the fuel injection on the block. The resistance...
• Re: Diesel to Gasoline Conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:36:57 -0700
  ...the fuel > distributor. > > > > Neil. > > -- > Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline...
• Re: 060412 AFM question
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 13:37:42 -0500
  Yeah, all the shops told me that exactly that, although I have no idea what OBD fuel injection means. I have already welded in...
• Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 7 Feb 2013 19:55:38 -0800
  ...I just take it system by system ...engine and trans mounted first, clutch and starter working next. Cooling system interfaced next, electricals , fuel lines...
• Re: Syncro Critic
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 11 Sep 2013 15:35:18 -0500
  ...Driving on ice on a slope in Alaska was a kick because with the system turned on - yo could feel the wheels auto-locking...
• Re: Coolant Overpressurization / Head Gasket Leak
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:05:49 -0800
  ...and the full complete2.1 exhausts system .. but I keep the Digijet Fuel Injection and the 1.9 Distributor and Igniter and also . 1...
• Re: What is it with the US? (No real van content)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 02:29:33 -0500
  ...To crank up the mileage on those, it's easier to put a modern fuel injection system on them. I can almost guarantee you...
• Re: Gas time line: nuclear nonsense
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 3 Sep 2005 22:07:11 -0700
  ...It takes longer than that to reliably fire up a boiler propulsion system, and most of the battleships were very low on fuel to...
• Re: Power Chip for Digijet Vans now available!
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 22:47:52 +0100
  ...This chip is more agressive in the > > fuel mapping and would be an upgrade for anyone with the Digijet system > > (83-85 here in...
• Re: Different Kind Of Valve Adjustment Question? NOW What's next?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:07:06 -0500
  ...I used a known good spare fuel pump and replaced both upstream and downstream fuel filters and no improvement. I wondered if the Fuel...
• Re: [DIESEL] Coolant Pipes in Vanagon (was Reinhardt Lives!!)
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 22:39:04 -0400
  ...Is the run over the fuel tank straight, or do the metal pipes have bends that I cannot see in there? Maynard Southard OvO...
• Re:Computers on Board
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Sep 1994 09:29:35 EDT
  /I wonder if there exists some sort of device that you could plug in /between the engine (maybe the fuel injection) and the PC...
• Re: They said it couldn't be done....( I'm East bound and down )
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 28 Aug 2014 20:25:23 -1000
  ...there sure is a lot of energy-density in fossil\ fuels . I cam currently getting all my electricity and water ( free ) from the sky...
• Re: Price of a pancake; '72 engine removal
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 27 Sep 94 8:14:18 PDT
  ...engine compartment and entering your cooling system. > Can I safely pull hose (3) off of the fuel pump and just put a bag and...
• Re: my first adventure
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Jun 95 9:55:47 MDT
  ...Replace all of that 20 year old (or more) fuel line with high pressure stuff for fuel injection systems. Mine has a reported rating...
• Re: WBX Recommendations Sought
  Historical mailing list - John Schwartz
  Thu, 29 May 2014 07:50:18 -0700
  ...and while you're at it change out the plastic coolant system fittings that come off the engine.... what the hell was Dieter thinking...
• Re: No start/ Yes spark II
  Historical mailing list - Steven P Smith
  Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:34:54 -0700
  ...I could hear the FP and the fuel running through the FI system. I then jumped in the driver's seat and turned the...
• Re: EGR/Tankcapacity/oilfilter/rust
  Historical mailing list - vwbillmay
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 07:15:50 -0700
  ...1600cc dp fuel injected. Any ideas on the > fuel tank capacity? On an empty tank I can only fill it up to 8.743...
• Re: need info on 5 cyl swap
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Sun, 9 May 1999 12:48:09 -0700
  ...I seem to remember that a closed system with copper and iron (your engine block) will produce a current (and thus you need dielectric...
• Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Thu, 31 Aug 2017 14:18:18 -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: Digitool
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 27 Jul 1998 15:23:56 -0500
  ...However since Jim mentioned he experienced some stumbling in the rain with no coil pulses and I think this would shut down the fuel...
• Re: 1991 Carat - the drama continues
  Historical mailing list - Steven P Smith
  Thu, 21 Jul 2016 19:40:26 -0700
  ...It is possible that you really have a wiring issue and that moving stuff made the system work for now. This is usually the...
• Re: Vanagon Tech Talk--free download
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Fri, 24 Jan 2014 15:05:02 -0800
  ...so you do understand how the dealer service deptartment system works. There are still people who own and drive vanagons and don't know...
• Re: Platinum Cat Heater
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 14:48:45 +0000
  ...and hooks to the van's propane system so it doesn't need extra bottles of fuel - Mike Finkbiner '87 Westy (looking for a...
• Re: No start/ Yes spark II
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:26:55 -0700
  ...I could hear the FP and the fuel running through the FI > system. I then jumped in the driver's seat and turned the...
• Re: 1.8T conversion question
  Historical mailing list - James S. Cohen
  Thu, 16 Nov 2000 18:42:15 -0500
  ...Turbos make exhaust systems much easier. > >> I think I'm ready to go with the wiring harness...time will tell. Fuel >> and Digifant2 relays...
• Re: New listee -- Desperately seek printed foil curcuit
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 10:25:46 -0800
  ...Canada. > > > > > >85 Jetta GL -Ole' Gray Mare > >85 Vanagon GL - Goldie > > > >------------------------- > >------systemsfarm------- > > systemsfarm@shaw.ca > >------------------------- > > > >"Any splelling errors are typos. Grammatical erros is because...
• Re: More O2 Sensor confusion...
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:13:09 -0500
  ...New injectors, new fuel lines/filter, new fuel pressure regulator, etc. After the shakedown cruise, the new engine stumbled just like the old one...
• Re: More O2 Sensor confusion...
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:13:09 -0500
  ...New injectors, new fuel lines/filter, new fuel pressure regulator, etc. After the shakedown cruise, the new engine stumbled just like the old one...
• Re: missing the point
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 21 Apr 2006 18:24:07 -0700
  ...Could you imagine if every house built in the future was required by law to have solar panels, fuel cells, grey water systems, etc...
• Re: 85 & 86
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Mon, 1 May 2006 14:18:43 -0400
  The engines are of different sizes, 85-1.9l and 86 2.1l, and they use different fuel injection systems, 85 - Digijet and 86...
• Re: Any advise on timing of an oil change before or after winter storage
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sun, 10 Oct 2021 10:47:31 -0700
  ...If water is present in the >> oil system of a vehicle, it should seek the lowest point in the system, >> and >> not be dissolved...
• Re: black exhaust residue
  Historical mailing list - KBatzler
  Mon, 9 Nov 1998 20:25:08 -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...
• Re: What the heck is this?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:52:26 -0700
  ...What the heck is this? > Rocky - > > That's one of two fuel vapor expansion tanks. There is one in each > front wheel well. Look...
• Re: Phrydae Topic: Who Is Living in Their Vanagon Full Time?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 23 Jan 2011 12:06:51 -0800
  ...They all run ? I've always wanted to run a 914 on waterboxer fuel injection and ignition - a much better system than what the...
• Re: Fuel Pump Problem?
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Tue, 4 Apr 1995 13:06:25 -0700
  ...Walnut Creek, CA mpc@crl.com NSC Analog Automotive Systems Tel. (408)721-3476 Fax (408)721-8292 M/S C2480
• FS: '89 Carat van and '84 Wolfsburg Sunroof van in PA
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 07:06:08 EDT
  ...brand new complete exhaust system, new rear drums, new w/s, inspected, tranny service, $$ invested in service, runs great.. OR '84 Wolfsburg Edition Sunroof...
• Re: yet another engine choice - VW "twincharger"
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 12:06:10 -0500
  ...This power recovery system was significant for performance the aircraft that used those engine. No comparison to todays modern pure jet, fan jet and...
• Re: cooling question
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 14:03:23 -0500
  ...engine as been at operating temperature for some time) The fuel injection system depend and vary on engine temperature so it is crucial that...
• Re: Timing Question
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 22:54:11 -0400
  ...The fuel injection will enrichen the fuel mixture while cold to help > drivability. But, they should not be so rich that the inside of...
• Re: Engine Cranks but No Start
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 12:28:52 -1000
  ...12 volt test light digital volt-/ohm meter jumper wire or two < lol..the fuel pump can be jumpered at the fuel pump relay...
• Re: Propane fired airconditioning
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:39:24 -0700
  There's a major difference there in that the propane in the cooking systems is on the downside of a regulator that is outside...
• Re: did anyone else get "test only" smog checks this year in CA?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 16 Oct 2004 11:16:56 -0600
  ...I suspect that the california system is what was being discussed as it is used as the starting point for many. What was planned...
• Re: so it turns out i like vanagons.....
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:56:59 -0500
  ...repaired, the clutch hydrolics system sorted > > out, > > >the engine assembled, and the perifferals bolted on. New fuel lines > > >throughout, fuel tank resealed and installed...
• Re: Diesel good idea? Engine idling!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 6 Jun 2013 20:30:33 -0500
  ...So one day at the truck >> stop when fueling, I ask a trucker, he said it takes more fuel to >> start it than to...
• Re: TiiCo Update
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 11:12:28 -0700
  ...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: question about thermostat ... or not
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 4 Mar 2010 12:48:05 -0800
  maybe Van Cafe does, but are you thinking of maybe some other part they sell reproduced in metal, like a cooling system part or...
• Re: Sportsmobile
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 12:07:48 -0800
  ...will they be able to fix the ABS, A/C, fuel injection system, electronic transmission, power anything, or much of anything at all. Our...
• FS 86 camper $1000 in cleveland, oh?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 20:15:21 -0600
  ...a clogged fuel injector. There is a piece of exhaust pipe that is rusted through but most of the exhaust system is good. The...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 4 Aug 2004 - Special issue (#2004-716)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 09:00:21 -0500
  ...Looking at the O2 sensor monitor gadget ( > > http://neksiwel.20m.com/photo5.html ) on my dash the FI system has > > stopped > > toggling the mixture...
• Re: Need input on radiator problem
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 16:51:12 -0500
  ...It was allowing the coolant to vaporize and then the system >would go into vapor lock (no flow). New cap and the coolant system...
• Re: Water 4 Gas. com Does it work? Has Anyone Tried it? Know of It?
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:13:26 -0700
  ...something plausible, anyone can do it..20% gain with $4.35 fuel do make a difference in my book... Daryl of AA Transaxle (425...
• Re: Procedure on my 85 Westy tank reseal
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:19:11 -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: Coolant hoses most likely to fail?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 May 2009 22:32:50 -0700
  ...I run a syncro metal t-stat housing on my 85 Weekender with 2.1 engine and fuel injection and cooling system. Funny that...
• RE: Vanagon-Bug Motor Parts (shared)
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Fri, 2 Dec 1994 9:10:13 -0500 (EST)
  ...type I fuel pump and alternator. Zenith carbs are used on a custom manifolds. There was no mention of the exhaust system. There are...
• Re: South African Secrets Revealed (Ken comes clean!)
  Historical mailing list - Vanman
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 07:56:06 -0800
  ...And you will need to have the last part of the >exhaust system custom made for you at a muffler shop (decided that this...
• Re: Oil Pressure Light on-need help! (dealer cant fix it)
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 5 Apr 2008 00:05:20 -0400
  ...everything seem better but we still had a fuel pressure problem, anyway, we found that 2 injectors where bad. I told him to order...
• Re: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:30:49 -0700
  "Have you checked your fuel pressure regulator?� Will it run if you keep your foot in it but it drowns at idle? When the...