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• Re: those of you who have installed a fuel line replacement kit
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 11:13:29 EDT
  ...excuse) or low local temperature. >> Then why is most of the system made up with lined ear clamps? Perhaps an ear clamp is slighty...
• canvas weather resistance?
  Historical mailing list - jeff
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 09:02:08 -0700
  Hi all, After several months of work (rebuilt transaxle, new fuel lines, new (all!) cooling system hoses, etc. etc.) I am about to set...
• Re: Volkswagen Vanagon/Type II Fuel Systems Pro Manual
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 13:32:47 -0400
  On 10/23/05, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote: > > Anyone have a line on this manual complete in electronic format? I have a...
• Re: 1.9 to 2.1 wbx swap questions
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 08:26:51 -0400
  ...We've reached a decision and are about to install the engine/trans tomorrow, using the 2.1 cooling system and 1.9 fuel...
• Re: Volkswagen Vanagon/Type II Fuel Systems Pro Manual
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 23 Oct 2005 16:05:17 -0400
  ...A peer-to-peer system is perfect way to share files that size. Load up a copy of limewire, throw the files into your...
• Re: Read carefully (fuel hose)
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:40:10 -0700
  ...fuel line you use. Only use the high pressure version (we sell it). It is rated at 900 psi (kinda overkill since the system...
• Re: Alternate Fuels etc. - Some info
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 22 Jun 2003 02:53:51 +1200
  ...He was leery of nuclear (too high maintenance) >loved steam for it's simplicity (but required a fuel source, usually fossil >fuel, or too...
• High Idle, Fuel Pressure Test Results and Advice Needed
  Historical mailing list - Ronald D Maxseiner
  Sun, 8 Dec 2002 23:31:49 -0500
  ...Switch on ignition to pressurized fuel system. Initially it was 38 psi and after about 10 minutes the pressure was 34 psi. This seems...
• Re: exhaust system options for 2.1 '91 vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:49:05 -0700
  ...exhaust system options for 2.1 '91 vanagon. > Hey Guys & Gals, > > I know there are stainless steel exhaust systems available but am > wondering if...
• Re: Conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Thu, 18 Sep 1997 16:45:34 -0700
  ...To really be legal, you would need to pull the fuel/intake system and exhaust as well. But, the two blocks don't look...
• Re: Gas in Crankcase
  Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod (Certifiable VW mech)
  Wed, 26 Nov 1997 10:48:13 +0000
  ...being burned as fuel. Parking on the driveway indicated additional oil where it shouldn't be -- in the exhaust system, leaking out at flange...
• Re: Gurgling fuel expansion tanks
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Mon, 12 Mar 2007 23:17:19 -0700
  ...This is not the charcoal system I am talking about since this is a Soobie conversion with the Soobie charcoal setup. Why would my...
• Re: GPS
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Jeff
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:20:41 -0700
  ...I'm a big fan of the system because I carry my laptop with me on trips for general Internet access and movie watching...
• Re: Digi- WHAT ??
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 28 Sep 2006 08:46:07 -0400
  ...the :::digifant seems to be more tempermental and the ECU's can be problematic, :::but i :::wouldnt bother swapping your entire fuel injection system...
• Re: Fuel Injection Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Sat, 28 Apr 2001 11:40:31 -0600
  ...much fuel. I think I'll start with the AFM and clean the idle bypass passage first. Then check the exhaust system for small...
• Re: Mid-grade fuel, was: RE octane rating
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 13 Jul 1999 22:29:05 -0500
  ...His job was to transfer fuels in a pipeline system. Tesoro has a cracking plant in Kenai, Alaska and it supplies all fuel companies...
• Re: New owner questions
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:26:26 -0500
  ...I haven't confirmed where >>> the fuel filter is yet nor what type of fuel injection system was >> installed >>> in the conversion. I'll...
• Re: [vanagon] New found AC Refrigerant
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 16 Jun 2003 22:42:48 -0700
  ...A/C systems have been charged with Butane / LP Fuels when Freon >became a Gold product. >The butane / propane / other LP fuels have exploded...
• Re: Van Cafe/ RMW solves another problem--permanently Dennis' take!
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Sat, 24 Aug 2019 12:58:26 -0700
  ...Seal the system, don’t open the valve, or have a clogged carbon canister and the fuel pump has little trouble collapsing the fuel...
• Fw: AFM SWITCH Re: FIRE!!! (True story from this morning)
  Historical mailing list - Andy
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 17:08:05 -0800
  ...Bottom line? > >1) Maintain fuel lines. >2) If it is that cold out, I now turn the key on, pressurize the fuel >system and...
• Re: Van hesitates--where to start troubleshooting?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 07:39:35 -0500
  ...Van has 87,000 miles and the fuel > injection system has never been serviced to my knowledge. I pretty much am > thinking I'll...
• Re: High performance fuel rail system.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 09:07:54 -0600
  ...I'd be interested to see it deliver more fuel to anything but the fuel pressure regulator that is simply going to bypass it...
• Re: fuel tank update
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:06:07 -0700
  ah.........say what ? spring type hose clamps are not used anywhere in the fuel system. it's either crimp style from the factory........or...
• Re: low idle when AC compressor is on
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sat, 10 Jul 2021 18:45:57 -0700
  ...runs a single wire from the fuel injection harness over to the >> compressor clutch so the injection system can know when the A/C...
• 1973 Westfalia FS
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Sep 1995 10:23:00 -0400
  ...I said Type III) engine, blueprinted, balanced High pressure oil -system, electronic fuel pump etc. etc. -*all* new tires, brakes, tie rods etc. etc...
• Re: Fuel flow regulator
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 13 Jun 2021 09:08:37 -0700
  ...The brown wire with the black strip in the distributor narness is the most important ground for the Fuel injection and ignition system. It...
• Re: '87 rough running, fuel starvation?
  Historical mailing list - John
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 17:28:23 -0400
  ...great ! As for your power problem, is the fuel tank properly ventilated ? Vanagon fuel systems are sealed to prevent HC emissions but the tank...
• Re: Replacing FI with Carbs on WBX 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 12:32:43 -0800
  ...A good FI system keeps your fuel mixture very close to >> a >> perfect 14.5:1. A carburetor can't do this across all...
• Re: Different Gas Gauge Question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 29 Jul 2006 10:18:44 -0700
  ...a system like the Vanagon where the pressures in the tank are affected by the fuel pump and the venting and emission systems. Anybody...
• Re: fuel injector hose
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 22 Mar 1999 11:17:12 PST
  ...of hose that fits directly on a fuel injector? This is a 1.9 digijet > system. I thought I saw posted, sometime ago, that...
• 83.5 Westy FS
  Historical mailing list - Bill Thomas
  Fri, 26 Dec 2003 12:21:48 -0500
  ...Nearly new fuel injection and ignition system with working spares. Overhauled ECU with working spare. Returns 20-21 mpg average with best mileage 25...
• Re: Alternate Fuels
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 12:11:24 -0500
  ...Finally, the energy output in the fuel itself. How do these compare to the current system? I suspect that the bottom line is there...
• Re: +Fuel Lines WAS Re: Gypsy is gone...
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 16:14:47 -0700
  ...A reminder every three months to do a good >> over all inspection of the fuel system would be better. >> The inspection should consist of...
• California Smog Test 2008
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 20:03:31 -0700
  ...It is > reasonable that the vapor recovery system is doing what it is intended to > do. As quick test, when pulling into a fuel...
• RE: Splittie gas cap problem
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 1 Nov 1995 10:56:39 -0700
  ...that that hasn't happened already!) Later models have a fuel vapor recovery system that requires the gas cap to seal, not vent. The...
• for sale: Eberspacher BA-6 gas heaters for vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 13:16:57 EDT
  ...includes all wiring, safely switches, relays, fuel pump, its own igniter coil and spark plugs, aux blower, exhaust, etc.. this is a complete system...
• Re: Plastic fuel line
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sat, 1 Mar 2014 13:31:04 -0500
  ...to. > > IIRC my return line is all fuel injection hose. That is the side of the system that I did not replace as it...
• replacing fuel hoses and injector seals
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Jun 2005 11:42:04 -0700
  i noticed last time that i had my air filter box out that one of the fuel hoses underneath it was looking a little...
• Re: GW EFM and available updates
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 20 Oct 2022 21:06:18 -0700
  ...Did you get the whole GW Fuel Management system at $3K? dan On Thu, Oct 20, 2022 at 8:40 PM Eric Caron <ericcaron96...
• My get up and go, Got up and Went!
  Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 08:04:01 -0800
  ...My guess is that the injectors are either not getting enough fuel from the system or not getting the right signal from the ECU...
• Re: The saga continues -
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 3 Nov 2009 21:02:47 -0800
  ...cooling system. Don't forget or neglect to do that or your next 'leak' may be one of the heads... Check your fuel lines...
• Coolant Info on the Web
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Jan 1997 21:16:57 -0800
  To add more fuel to the fire, I found a website which goes into quite alot of detail about metallurgy and the affect of...
• Re: Buying a 1986 Vanagon - My $0.02 Worth
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 16:58:39 -0700
  ...The 2.1 improved on the 1.9 by adding more displacement, a different fuel injection system and better routing of coolant hoses in...
• Looking for Digijet Manual
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 11:41:57 -0400
  Morning all! I have an '84 Westy and I'm looking for a Digijet Fuel and Ignition Control System Manual. I would love to...
• High performance fuel rail system.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 18:15:45 -0500
  Fact or fantasy? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2403375533& category=6764 I have often thought about putting something like...
• throttle flat spot
  Historical mailing list - Airic
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 17:15:05 -0600
  ...Any testing advice would be appreciated, I am thinking AFM sweepers, but am new to the digijet fuel control system. Thanks Eric Memphis, TN...
• Re: Inline Fuel Temp?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 23:40:06 -0700
  ...With the temperature of the air being almost all of the volume going into the system the fuel temp is basicly meaningless. ���������������������������������������� jimt Planned...
• Re: ADJUSTABLE RISING FUEL RATE REGULATOR for WBX and others to cure lean engine
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 6 May 2003 13:54:50 EDT
  ...The pressure is stock at lower RPMs and loads and during greater loads or higher RPMs where is more fuel is needed, it is...
• I-4 ecu woes?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Atkins
  Wed, 24 Oct 2001 23:34:50 +0000
  ...the fuel pump and the fuel injectors are on constantly whenever the key is in the run position. My engine management system is 1989...
• Re: Bad fuel economy (solution)
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sat, 31 Aug 2013 08:01:16 -0400
  ...demise, a fuel additive that uses enzymes to eat the ethanol >> and clean out the gunk left in the fuel system; >> >> http://mystarbrite.com...
• On the road again (New head installed on '87 Westy 2.1 l)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:27:48 -0500
  ...The plan right now is to bleed the cooling system, change the rest of the fuel hoses, and then drive it a little to...
• Re: Very Interesting Fire Suppression System
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 29 Jun 2013 18:05:38 -0700
  ...Very Interesting Fire Suppresion System RE: Fire Suppression System Just got to thinking (always dangerous). Just how hot does the engine compartment, especially the...
• Re: How does the Oxy Sensor Work/ go bad?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 18:56:32 EST
  ...Oxygen based on other inputs from the injection system. > >Does water or methanol in the fuel cause the oxygen sensor to read to >rich...
• Re: 82 Diesel Westy Problem
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 22:12:42 -0400
  ...Sounds like you have a leak in your fuel system. The leak may not be large enough so you see any fuel coming out...
• Re: EGR-air cooled_reduce engine temp?
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:29:06 -0400
  ...The cooling system should keep engine temps in check. However, reduced combustion temps will reduce detonation, which may have killed your engine in the...
• Re: fuel injectors
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 14:29:03 -0700
  ...Result they worked on my fuel system and REPLACED the injectors and connectors entirely lock stock and barrel. To me it sounded like a...
• Re: Euro-Drive: 84 Volkswagen VANAGON, No-start
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 May 1999 11:34:36 -0400
  ...O2 test >ok fuel pump &regulator OK Airflow shows a smooth sweep >coolant temp in range throttle switches OK Ignition system >,hall generator,Idle...
• Re: Tip and Tricks: Smoke Signals
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:51:07 -0400
  ...Check >> >> fuel and induction components. >> >> >> >> White Smoke - usually coolant related - gotta leak somewhere into the >> >> Exhaust system - Could be head gaskets, cracked heads. >> >> >> >> Blue...
• Re: Put rebuilt 1.9l in, now my injectors won't spew, or squirt,or
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 08:29:09 -0600
  Robert, that is a cool discription of what does what and how to check it on the fuel injection system. Though it was not...
• Re: Replacing FI with Carbs on WBX 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 23:43:51 -0800
  ...Makes me nervous. > > John Rodgers > 88 Gl Driver > John, As Tom Hargrave said, no carburetor system can approach the efficiency of FI system. However...