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• Re: Engine quite, restart after <>10 minutes
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 11 Aug 2019 09:45:36 -0700
  ...A fault in the fuel tank venting system could be exacerbated by higher ambient heat and altitude. BTDT. Hot day, steep dirt road to...
• Tach Installation
  Historical mailing list - Data Services
  Sun, 19 May 2002 22:26:36 -0400
  ...New unit has coolant temp on bottom left, fuel on bottom right and tach in center. Rear view has 2 fuel connections, 3 coolant...
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:19:24 -0500
  Just as a comment, boy, the SE (metric system) is sure easier than our antiquated system. thanks for reminding us, Scott. mcneely ---- Scott Daniel...
• Re: insulating connectors (was: dying battery/alternator)
  Historical mailing list - John Fleming
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 13:25:19 -0400
  ...No failures >< I deal with systems, including wiring harnesses, inside aircraft fuel tanks. We also crimp and solder connections. A note of caution: 1...
• Re: 5 cyl. Audi, sender on flywheel doesn&#30936; matter
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 21:12:56 PDT
  ...Europe - [because ours is an average of your >system >of measure and our old system of measure....]---SNIP--- > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail...
• Re: '85 Vanagon power loss
  Historical mailing list - David McCallum
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 18:30:42 -0600
  ...Re: '85 Vanagon power loss > > > For any year Vanagon engine management system operational > problems, reference the VW Fuel Systems Pro Training manual. > It has...
• Re: 2.1L Tune Up
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hogue
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:24:14 -0400
  I would recomend starting with a fuel system cleaning and O2 sensor, in that order. Sorry if repeated. Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: Frank Condelli...
• Re: Fuel tanks and filler tubes etc. And original posts.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 30 Dec 2019 22:26:48 -0600
  ...This is an easy way for rain water to get into the fuel tank. >> >> After install pressure test-smoke test the entire system before...
• Restoration Saga of Two Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:47:02 -0500
  ...Brake lines checked, brakes bled and adjusted, fuel tank lines and vents taken care off, Coolant checked and system flushed, and on and on...
• Re: 88 GL - Failure to Start - but now it does!! Hip Hip Huzzah!! The cost of Diesel Fuel.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 13 Jun 2014 19:27:39 -0500
  ...With a 100 gallon > tank I get to pick where I get fuel when traveling. I prefer truck stops > and > in particular the FlyingJ...
• Re: It works AND it's a scam Re: Water 4 Gas. com Does it work? Has Anyone Tried it? Know of It?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:02:19 -0700
  ...System - The Secret Formula > They Don't Want You to Know" > > This is as Ozzie states: "ABSOLUTE MINIMUM you need to start SAVING > FUEL...
• Re: Carb vs. FI in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 09:26:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...into my 87 syncro? I guess if the turbo is diesel, fuel system mods would be required? Also, what would be involved in converting...
• Re: Porsche Boxster(not much vanagon cont.)
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Granito
  Thu, 11 Mar 1999 13:18:06 EST
  ...11.0:1 Cd: .31 (top up) Fuel system: DME controlled FI Induction: 2-stage resonant induction, w/Varioram Drivetrain: 5 speed manual, or...
• Mileage question
  Historical mailing list - John Bates
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 21:05:45 -0400
  ...Currently am around 19 mpg due to fuel system leak on fill up. 84 Van GL 1.9 John Bates Fairfield County, OH
• Re: Fuel tank cross over tube
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 13 Nov 2005 07:35:47 EST
  ...P.M. Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: Re: Fuel tank cross over tube I guess what people are missing here is...
• Re: gas, spark, still no love
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Thu, 5 Dec 2002 17:53:06 +0000
  ...Remove the plugs disconnect ignition system and crank the engine over. You need to get rid of all that excess fuel in the combustion...
• Re: Diesel verse gas?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Wed, 22 Jan 1997 20:37:58 -0500
  ...There is some truth to the better atomization of the fuel, which does lean itself towards better burning. But that's where it stops...
• Re: e15
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:34:17 -0800
  ...as 'fuel system lubricant' >>> which it says right on the jug. >>> >>> oh...fuel filters . Those are often neglected. I have seen syncro's >>> where...
• Re: New VW Rotten Unvieled // TDI?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:09:33 -0800
  ...Nor does a gasoline car have a comparable > > expensive fuel system part that is a predictable major expense like a fuel > > injection pump rebuild...
• It Pings...It Pings...finally
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Sep 1995 06:39:26 -0700
  ...After struggling with the fuel injection system on my '80 Vanagon for the past two weeks I think I finally got it fixed. It...
• Re: Octane/Fuel is best? Pipeline difference, tars
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Sun, 23 May 1999 16:14:40 -0400
  ...Also, I was advised lower grade octane fuels contain more tars. These tars clog up intake systems and etc that is not as much...
• 82 van bucking
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Thu, 10 Jul 1997 07:29:44 -0400
  ...fuel injection and fuel pump had a set of bad (intermittent) contacts which caused loss of 12V power to the whole FI system. Sometimes...
• Re: The "Other" Vanagon Syndrome, Part II
  Historical mailing list - Chad Morris
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 11:01:55 -0600
  ...I had a cutting out problem before I changed my fuel injection system to a > newer version. > > Well guess what- the cutting out and...
• Re: New VW Rotten Unvieled // TDI?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:11:58 -0800
  ...Nor does a gasoline car have a comparable expensive fuel system part that is a predictable major expense like a fuel injection pump rebuild...
• Re: back on the road
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 4 Apr 2011 11:44:29 -0700
  ...got to all the injectors and every > other part of the fuel system. I'd let that sit in everything for a day or...
• Re: Another Vanagon Burns Up - how to make the system better?
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 13:15:57 -0800
  ...The toughest part was getting the fuel hose onto the rigid lines that run from the pump to the firewall as it was difficult...
• Re: Look what came out of the fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 15 Jun 2015 11:00:31 -0300
  ...Looks like several people have used this one: > http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1178_1457/fuel-gas-tank.html > > -john > > On...
• strange resolution to my drivability issues
  Historical mailing list - Ed DeBolt
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 16:15:07 -0800
  ...replaced muffler, O2 sensor, fuel filter, valve adjustment and lots of head scratching..... The good news is that I needed all those parts anyway...
• Re: Fuel Pump Failure - trouble shoot & repair (if Possible)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:43:49 -0500
  ...Then when it frees up, pour out the StaBil mix and > perhaps run some injector cleaner through the now running motor's fuel > system...
• Re: Warped discs and silly honda theories
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 20:18:44 -0400
  ...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: Rough Idle / motor mounts
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 21 Oct 1998 09:31:49 -0400
  ...I've found that it sometimes helps to run a bottle of >Techron or other fuel injection cleaner through the system. This doesn't...
• Re: Fuel Additives
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 11:29:04 -0700
  I have used ATF to clean out tainted pneumatic and hydraulic systems in industrial settings to clean out sticking valves. A friend of mine...
• Re: a.c. removal, or, where does this vacuum line go?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 10:08:34 -0400
  ...system), noticed that the vacuum line on the > front of the fuel pressure regulater was disconnected at the other end; I > assume this may...
• alternators-Bosch or otherwise?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Mar 1996 10:55:17 -0500 (EST)
  ...saying "They just keep breaking and cause harm to the fuel injection system." Anybody have experience with the off brand alternators with a lifetime...
• Re: Chevron with Tecron-where do I buy?
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Sat, 27 Mar 1999 13:51:23 -0700
  ...I cannot find this additive...anyone know where to Are you talking about Techron (fuel system cleaner) from Chevron? If so, this 12 oz...
• diesel engine question. Little Vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 00:18:22 -0500
  List/diesel people, Does the diesel Vanagon have a water seperators in there fuel system? Anyone know if all diesel motors need these? Our...
• Re: I am almost ready to shoot my vaagon!
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
  Sat, 9 Dec 2000 22:49:50 EST
  ...By design, when they fail they make the system burn rich. Rich is better than crispy valves. >> Just a question, and forgive my ignorance...
• Re: need 1.9l digijet FI website/info
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 29 May 2001 08:30:06 -0400
  http://www.type2.com/bartnik/tech1.htm Scroll to the bottom for the Fuel Injection stuff --- also a link to a scanned Bosch FI...
• Air Cooled Vanagon parts for sale...
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Koch
  Sat, 13 Oct 2001 00:37:57 -0600
  ...Complete Fuel Injection System, m.. CV Joints n.. Gas Tank, o.. Free Seats!!! Please send me an email ( pkoch@waldos.net ) and ask for...
• 1988 Vanagon For Sale
  Historical mailing list - John Russ
  Fri, 24 Dec 2004 20:22:16 -0500
  ...I am having problems with the fuel injection system. But other wise there are no major dents but a little ruff around the edges...
• re. curious item on ebay
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 18:07:13 -0600
  ...You also have 2 complete fuel systems available -------- in case something breaks. The digifant ECU still supplies spark however. You can change between fuels...
• Re: Water in the Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Fri, 11 Aug 2023 01:29:56 -0400
  Eric, Grommets, and other gas system components!!! I got them all from Eric Ley, Elm Garage. Per someone's recommendation. And I think you...
• Re: Propane Tank. Shut Off Valve Won't Close?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 23 Aug 2018 11:04:31 -0700
  ...here that does propane system repairs but at >> minimum, I hope I can find someone to vent remaining fuel from the >> tank. >> -- Neil n...
• RE: Splittie gas cap problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Wed, 1 Nov 1995 15:10:16 MST
  ...that that hasn't happened already!) > > Later models have a fuel vapor recovery system that requires the gas cap to > seal, not vent. > > The...
• Re: Buying my first VW
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Sun, 25 Aug 2002 11:28:02 -0500
  ...the old fuel before trying to start the engine? 3. What do I need to do to purge the water system? I believe it...
• Re: <AIRS> 81 Vanagon Help
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 17:12:25 -0500
  ...Fuel pressure regulator bad, check fuel at the rail. needs at least > 17 psi, prefer 28-32 psi. I always here people talking about...
• Re: Expansion Tank Hose Weeps: Fuel Tank Full
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:23:48 -0400
  ...I'm not recommending it=2C because= I don't know enough about the system to know whether they're necessary=2C = and it...
• Re: Thoughts on Mr. Heater Buddy?
  Historical mailing list - Rich Bennington
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 09:04:12 -0800
  ...vehicle needs work, the whole fuel line system from leaks at the gas fill/tank area to fuel lines in the engine compartment deteriorating...
• Re: ALERT! Brand new fuel hoses failing!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:40:29 -0700
  ...I would like to know if this >> > was >> > "Fuel injection" hose or just "Fuel" hose and what the SAE >> > specifications >> > were. Please be complete...
• Re: Vacuum gauge readings
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Tue, 28 Oct 2014 00:40:01 -0700
  Hi Scott, Good point - when you put it that way, I guess it isn't such a short induction system. I'll go back...
• Re: Gas price war(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:53:15 -0500
  Mark, all the fuels used in Alaska on the road system comes from the Tesoro cracking plant down at Kenai. There is a single...
• Saddle Tanks on a Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  25 Jun 1997 09:30:13 -0600
  ...o A small electric fuel pump transfered fuel to the main tank. Again, I did not investigate where the guy taped into the system...
• Re: Gas Milage and the Fuel Pressure Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 10 May 2001 18:44:24 -0800
  ...I function on the Digifant system: The information I received from Darrel Boehler was that that extra fuel enrichment is added by the ECU...
• Re: Fire, and Halon extinguishers
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 10:04:06 -0800
  ...So I would be concerned that an automatic halon system would put the fire out without the driver being aware that there was a...
• FW: results of tests for Das Boot
  Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 21:59:34 -0600
  ...Fuel pump relay and fuel pump actuate when ignition switch is turned on. Disconnected fuel line at the pump and verified that the fuel...
• Re: Gas consumption higher in winter?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:30:08 -0800
  ...I put a 2.1 in it ...the 'full' 2.1 fuel injection, cooling system, everything2.1 In the winter here in Medford OR...
• Re: AFM SWITCH Re: FIRE!!! (True story from this morning)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 19:28:56 -0500
  ...Bottom line? > > > >1) Maintain fuel lines. > >2) If it is that cold out, I now turn the key on, pressurize the fuel > >system and...
• Fwd: how much interest IS there in the 5cyl conversion???
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Thu, 14 Jan 1999 09:25:21 +0100
  ...4) I still have problems with the fuel pressure at low levels in fuel tank and high engine revolutions. This is because of my...
• Re: Digijet--Digifant....??????????/
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 10:18:02 -0600
  ...Clarence J Falarski wrote: > > Good morning : > > As I go thru the fuel injection area of my Bentley I keep seeing two different systems, Digijet...
• Re: Digifant FI System Pro Training Manual PDF
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 14:21:28 -0400
  ...It really > explains how the system works. Even has a drawing of the fuel map that > the ECU uses for it's operation. > > Any...