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• Re: Fuel Price Gouging - Again - It jumped nearly $1 locally
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:54:18 -0700
  ...And if you move up to a Subaru engine, or later inline 4 gas VW four..........you can have 'smart ignition timing' with a...
• Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - James Eaton
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 23:01:42 -0500
  ...the engine is receiving, not the fuel injection timing and quantity, or the ignition timing, and each of those systems in turn takes time...
• Re: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:49:44 -0700
  ...wrong ignition timing. injectors not squirting, no injector pulse from ecu to injectors clogged cat or muffler not enough fuel in the tank, blocked...
• Re: Expected Life of a Cat Converter??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:42:44 -0500
  ...Incorrect ignition timing. This practice to increase power (ha) or response and smoothness, increases the production of NOx by increasing the peak flame temperatures...
• Re: knock Sensor, to run max timing, and optimize fuel grades used.
  Historical mailing list - Fast Forward
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 10:45:24 -0800
  ...A full blown > Digifant II ignition system would control the timing and allow for > environmental variables. This would be basically getting a Digifant II...
• Re: '88 Westy Vacuum leak diagnosis input
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 9 Sep 2024 09:37:09 -0600
  ...a while back, initially thought it was a >>> timing/misfire issue. >>> New plugs, cap, rotor, ignition wires all needed to happen anyway, but >>> didn...
• Re: '88 Westy Vacuum leak diagnosis input
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 9 Sep 2024 13:26:02 -0600
  ...a while back, initially thought it was a >>> timing/misfire issue. >>> New plugs, cap, rotor, ignition wires all needed to happen anyway, but >>> didn...
• Temperature Related Performance Problems
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Sep 1995 13:30:16 -0500
  ...and timing routinely, but have not checked CO% for a long time. I replaced the oxygen sensor as scheduled @ 60K miles, ignition wires @ 85K...
• Re: Running rich
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Wed, 9 May 2001 19:34:20 -0700
  ...under these conditions for months. > Things I've done: > Checked/adjusted ignition timing. Was retarded. > Now correct (at least > close). Made no difference. > Measured...
• Re: A bit rough idle, running. Unbalanced injectors?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 16:06:39 -0400
  I would go for a bad ignition wire first. The wires are usually OK but the resistor ends by the spark lugs are hi...
• Re: Go Westy tune up kit
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:11:21 -0700
  ...Will work on 83.5-84 1.9 if 85-on Ignition Wires utilized) 03 214 86-Early 90 w/"205M" Distributor to vin...
• Re: GEX Vanagon Engines
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reynaert
  Sat, 21 Mar 2015 08:50:19 -0400
  ...have over heated, run without oil pressure, or incorrect fuel mixture-ignition timing so that the heads and pistons were melted. This means that...
• Re: '88 Westy Vacuum leak diagnosis input
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 16 Sep 2024 21:18:19 -0400
  ...a while back, initially thought it was a >> > timing/misfire issue. >> > New plugs, cap, rotor, ignition wires all needed to happen anyway, but >> > didn...
• Re: 85 Westfalia Weekender fails Evap test.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 16 Jun 2015 15:04:19 -0700
  ...Complete ignition tune up and timing. I've also got an air-flow meter ordered as the one on the bus has been "compromised...
• '82 California Vanagon: What is the correct amount of vacuum at idle?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Graves
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 14:31:37 -0800
  I have an '82 California spec ( i.e., Hall ignition, 5 degree ATDC) Vanagon. What is the correct amount of vacuum at idle? It...
• 82 Westfalia TD project FS Columbus, OH
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Tue, 5 Apr 2005 23:07:08 -0400
  ...The engine had it's head removed along with the tin, and the ignition key was broken off in the cylinder. The canvas is...
• Re: Any info on the Mansispeed EFI
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
  Tue, 3 Sep 2024 16:59:22 -0400
  ...For timing, it uses a crank trigger ring and sensor on the back of the pulley (the kit includes a modified 3 groove pulley...
• Distributors etc.
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 3 Mar 95 11:22:06 PST
  ...You'll do it once, document the hell out of the result so you can do it again, and have a custom fit ignition...
• Re: Need help with a 78 Bus
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:41:25 -0700
  ...what do the spark plugs look like ? oh here's one .........timing, and timing curve. is the timing advancing correctly ? Vacuum diaphragm on the...
• Re: '85 Vanagon fails smog - diagnosis help requested
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 16:15:27 -0400
  ...Make sure the timing is set to spec. Over advancing the timing can cause high CO readings, particularly at idle. You need to get...
• Re: Engine o2 out of spec
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Bergey
  Sat, 11 Nov 2000 10:18:27 -0800
  ...If not >other >causes of this problem could be a vac leak, timing, fuel psi, fuel >injector, and head sensor, which all check good...
• Re: Engine Swap (long)
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Wed, 17 Sep 1997 12:41:08 -0000
  ...The perfect donor engine is the 85 or so GTI/GLI engine (code HT) with the 10.0:1 compression, knock sensor ignition (mandatory...
• Re: Idle stabilization control question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 07:13:30 -0600
  ...Here's run down of what I've done. >> >> -complete ignition tuneup, plugs, plug wires, new distributor cap, >> checked timing >> -cleaned all ground connections...
• Weird hesitation / power loss in '85
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey T Cross
  Mon, 18 Oct 1999 22:46:25 -0400
  ...ignition problem, so it seems to me (a non-mechanic, but mechanically inclined) that it must be a fuel delivery problem, or maybe timing...
• Re: Travel Weirdness (warning; tires. ;)
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 8 Sep 2014 21:42:49 -1000
  ...Ironically, engine still ran "ok" but has > always had a mysterious intermittent lack of power )felt like timing > retarded) with a more recent slight...
• Re: Vanagon Still Won't A Go-Go!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 26 Mar 2001 10:26:08 -0800
  ...had it towed home to work on it. > I hooked the timing light up to each of the plug wires and no spark was...
• Re: Rolling right along on my 'new' block (inline VW swap into Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 12:12:14 -0700
  ...years has�there been�pre-ignition or detonation� from low octane gas- the knock sensor system retards the timing when it detects pininging. The...
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions-reducing Vanagon pollution.
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Sat, 30 Jun 2012 18:55:47 -0500
  ...This controls hydrocarbons being released into >> the air from evaporating fuel. >> Do not over advance the ignition timing or during rebuild consider >> engine modifications...
• Re: Ignition/starter switch failures
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 13 May 2015 20:10:07 -0700
  ...Jim Thompson 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria" 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt" Full Timing From March 1999 To January 2012 oldvolkshome@gmail.com...
• Re: Bad Tiico's and Good Samaritans (story)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 19:13:32 -0800
  ...in the ignition system it should be timed close enough to fire up and run OK. I usually set the timing to 4 to...
• LP tank and Skylight
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Seitz
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 16:19:33 -0500
  ...DCM makes a few assumptions-have these been checked? > > Basic ignition distributor timing correct- 6*btdc > > No unmetered air leaks- what is the manifold...
• Re: Need ideas for serious No-start condition, please
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 18:48:07 -0500
  ...turning off ignition and waiting a few moments does not eliminate the > symptoms; > 5. Warming up the engine does not remedy the symptoms. > > What...
• Re: Weird idle problem continues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 18 Oct 2014 17:04:06 -0400
  ...up mixture, when to go into O2 sensor operation and some ignition timing trim. It is also used by the idle stabilizer to modify...
• Re: '89 Vanagon Not Starting
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:28:56 -0500
  ...I thought she had a 16 gallon > tank? Anyway the next day she wouldn't start at all. > > The ignition turns over but no...
• Re: Engine Misses when hot and under load, any RPM
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 5 May 2000 09:47:06 -0400
  Erratic (erotic?) missing is almost always an ignition problem. 1. Replace points (if any) with BOSCH points. 2. Replace plugs with BOSCH of the...
• Re: Digifant help!!! - NEW CPU?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 16 Dec 1997 17:55:59 -0800
  ...When the ignition is turned off the power to the ECU is turned off >>too. >>There is no power to retain any memory. >> >>But...
• 85 1.9L misfiring
  Historical mailing list - Aerowolf
  Wed, 29 Sep 2004 17:55:47 -0500
  ...resonance builds up and *BAM* no more contact in the AFM.) Ignition-off and re-crank solves the problem. Second: I think I've...
• Re: gas prices- a canadian perspective
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 19:55:29 -0500
  ...According to my reading at http://www.permaculture.com/alcohol/FAQ.htm , ethanol burns cooler ONLY if you adjust the mixture and timing accordingly...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 01:33:27 -0800
  ...oil filter, oil plug. Timing belt and V-belt. Water pump and spare > 45A alternator. Points and condensor ignition system with four fresh spark...
• Re: Engine Cutout
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 16:54:33 -0500
  John, How about the ignition switch? The electrical portion underneath the mechanical lock portion. Only costs about $20 and is an easy change. When...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:16:06 -0800
  ...the engine is receiving, not the fuel injection timing and quantity, or > the ignition timing, and each of those systems in turn takes time...
• Some Clarifications and Additional Cooling System Comments
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 15:49:18 EDT
  ...Did you change the pulley ratios? But then, more obviously, is the ignition and valve timing truly on. late timing (both ignition and valve...
• Re: Why did this mod increase my fuel economy?
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 09:01:46 -0800
  ...CIS Fuel distributor from 1979 Audi Fox > - CIS-E knock sensor (ignition timing) from 1987 Jetta GLI > - Scirocco 16V fuel injectors > - Audi 5000 turbo...
• Re: 88 GL - did it again!!!
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 4 Jun 2014 19:32:35 -0500
  ...If the timing of it is wrong - it could embarassing. A fella WOULD NOT want this to happen when he's over visiting someone...
• 1.9 runs better with 02 sensor disconnected-kinda long cause I need to ventialte
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 14:48:02 -0800
  ...the distributor of the wrong size(too big), and changed it.Ignition timing?I put the van at the bottom of a steep hill...
• On Exhaust Cracking, Vibration and Noise (not short) for Converted Vgons
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 28 Sep 2001 03:03:51 EDT
  ...How much unburnt fuel remains in the gas stream in the exhaust manifold depends on the air/fuel ratio, the ignition timing, the camshaft...
• Re: Spark Plug Failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 21:01:17 -0400
  Broken insulators are caused by excessive heat or pre-ignition, ping. These conditions can be caused by over advanced timing, lean fuel mixture, or...
• Re: A bit rough idle, running. Unbalanced injectors?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 22:11:21 -0500
  ...Check the ignition timing. Consider replacing the O2 sensor, especially if the van has >80,000 miles or if you don't know when...
• Re: air cooled 2.0 1981 Cylinder head temp?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Thu, 6 Feb 2014 20:59:03 -0800
  ...For the 2.1L the ignition timing is changed slightly most likely to reduce the production of NOx. > > Since the air cooled engines can...
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  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 11 May 2013 20:58:51 -0400
  ...Time to go shopping again but it will give me time to check and recheck the ignition timing. >> >> I like your way of checking...
• Re: High idle - throttle position switch
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 6 Aug 2011 09:37:19 -0400
  ...Check the O2 sensor for proper operation and make sure the ignition timing is properly set. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Heads back on, runs OK and dies
  Historical mailing list - Benoit Huot
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:12:27 -0400
  ...I looked yesterday when I rechecked the valve timing, no problems. If not, you broke or didn't plug something right in the head...
• message for stan
  Historical mailing list - Thompson, Michael
  Tue, 14 May 2002 09:15:37 -0600
  ...ignition the points should be inspected and adjusted to .016/. 020, this will get you within the required dwell range. Rule: Dwell changes timing...
• Re: Poor mileage update
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 11:37:40 -0500
  ...You can advance the timing more too with higher octane. I >> have read >> that you can have too advanced timing at high rpm, and...
• Re: Rough running till warmed up
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:15:08 -0700
  ...Check ignition components, such as coil, distributor, rotor, wiring and spark plugs. 5. Check O2 sensor. 6. Check ECU connector. 7. Bad AFM is...
• Re: Best Wheel Weights????? (Advice Needed, Stick-Ons)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 3 Jan 2011 21:56:11 -0600
  ...early 70's that rigged up a standard timing light, a set of VW ignition points, and a high induction motor used for spinning...
• Re: How To Choose YOUR Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Thu, 20 Sep 2012 23:54:04 -0400
  ...That's exactly right, if you lose your ignition switch or your battery is dead, it doesn't matter what you have in there...
• Re: 81' New Owner To Do
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 18 May 2004 23:17:11 -0500
  ...ignition the points should be inspected and adjusted to .016/. 020, this will get you within the required dwell range. Rule: Dwell changes timing...
• Re: No compression
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 15 Dec 2003 17:19:37 -0500
  ...A burnt piston also indicates overheating and incorrect ignition timing and missing EGR system. A burned valve also indicates overheating but if that is...
• Re: On the road and need some help
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 20 Feb 2011 12:24:13 -0800
  ...Its almost as if there is a >>>> fouled plug or bad ignition on one of the cylinders Or its running way >>>> too rich. I...