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• Re: [Syncro] Digifant II in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 22:43:58 -0700
  ...a VW Jetat/Golf Digifant II fuel system into a Vanagon. There is little difference in these systems. The advantage would be undated VW...
• Was E15 fuel, now Snake Oil
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 27 Dec 2012 08:50:01 -0600
  ...try that. > or some fuel addtive.. > for example, it says right on the bottle of Marvil Mystery Oil.. > 'fuel system lubricant' .. 'add to gas...
• Re: Friday's corvette problems
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 09:45:40 -0400
  ...cigar tube, clamps rust, hose brittle >> Plastic fuel fitting on firewall fails >> Fuel tank vent system leaks >>8 - Front heater: blow motor seizes,blows...
• Re: (NVC) '91 Cabriolet Loses Pwr, Bucks, Stalls, Won't Restart
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 5 Dec 2003 13:17:01 -0500
  ...I know fuel some fuel system and exhaust components have > been replaced. After $2000 it's time for an answer or a new car...
• Re: 1st Most important specialized waterleaker measurement device
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 06:44:26 EDT
  ...person. >The cooling system is the most unreliable subsystem in a waterleaker, >even >worse than the notorious fuel injection system. > >So, what is the...
• Re: Fuel Gauge inaccuracy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Jun 1997 23:26:59 EDT
  ...the lack of fuel slowly becoming unavailable in the FI system. Because the fuel is used to "cool" the fuel pump, running it dry...
• Re: Diesel Subaru Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 22:15:51 -0500
  ...Vanagon does not need 91 pump octane fuels. That sticker is for >> another, older rating system. 87 ROZ/RON is fine unless something is...
• Re: permanent fuel pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 01:45:06 -0600
  ...This would work great >for the fuel system which runs around 32 psi. The only other addition would >be a switch to toggle between...
• 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 20:23:58 -0500
  ...88 GL - Failure to Start - but now it does!! Hip Hip Huzzah!! The cost of Diesel Fuel. > > Dennis, > > I don't drive 55. I...
• Help needed with engine running poorly
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:07:06 -0800
  ...Also I have not messed with the charcoal canister and that section of the fuel venting system. Should I?   I will stumble down to...
• Re: Yee haw, got my solar setup installed
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 22:56:43 -0500
  ...list folks was to remove the aftermarket alarm system, remove the > ghetto blaster amplifier system, remove the FM booster. > Once I got all the...
• Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:29:35 -0700
  ...But I did like all the tech talk on roof rack systems. We have some smart people on here... Keep it going...... Danny C...
• Re: FI to carb
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 13:28:31 -0400
  I think changing to a CIS fuel system is the way to go. Easy to fix. Many of them around from VW rabbits. If...
• Re: Eurospec Conversion, Kyle
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Wed, 29 Jul 1998 02:51:47 EDT
  ...configuration with the 2.0 the Stroke, and the new fuel injection system is buy FAR the best to be offered. I hope this...
• Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:53:38 -0800
  ...just an 8 valve pushrod engine with a joke head gasket > system. > Numerous more modern engines are massively advanced over this 80's era...
• Re: Cooling/fuel/exhaust System Overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 8 Jan 2015 10:25:54 -0800
  I recently did part of that job; cooling system rebuild. Consider allowing time for coolant pump replacement. Exhaust removal could well add time (snapped...
• Re: known Vanagon problems
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 09:25:28 -0400
  ...Plastic fuel fitting on firewall fails ::: Fuel tank vent system leaks :::8 - Front heater: blow motor seizes,blows fuse, burns switch :::9 - Front heater...
• Re: Substitute Fuel Pump #
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 15:55:19 -0400
  ...using a fuel pump for one of the Ford Bronco/Ranger >>> vehicles that has a Bosch look-alike fuel injection system much like >>> our...
• Adding AC During Engine Swap-What I Did
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 12:02:16 EDT
  ...Westfalia) was to install an airconditioning system. With the junkyard purchase of the engine (with harness, fuel pump and filter module, and air filter...
• Re: Diesel Subaru Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sat, 11 Mar 2006 16:04:57 -0800
  ...Your Vanagon does not need 91 pump octane fuels. That sticker is for another, older rating system. 87 ROZ/RON is fine unless something...
• Re: Tuning question--long, sorry!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 27 Feb 2006 17:49:48 -0800
  I'm thinking about replacing the ancient fuel injection system on my 86 with one from a 2003 Subaru, and replacing the ancient 2...
• Re: Engine fire... again!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 14 May 2008 13:59:49 -0700
  I'll tell you this about the fuel o-rings and the very well made ,METAL Subaru fuel rails........they last perfectly in my...
• Re: Stupid pays off, plasticwise.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:51:36 EDT
  ...Then run a new piece of fuel hose from the T fitting to the plastic fuel hose on the forward side of the fire...
• Re: New To List
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 25 Apr 1999 22:49:39 -0500
  ...I can replace shocks, exhaust systems, fuel lines, replace >distributors, fuel pumps, set timings, etc), how hard of a job would this be >for...
• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 4 Jul 2014 19:26:22 -0400
  ...red wire is constant battery power for use by the fuel injection system, so careful, always hot, no fuse. The red/black wire is...
• Re: low fuel pressure and lean engine
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 14:04:35 -0600
  ...If you don't want your fuel to vaporize in a vacuum, use a heavier fuel (diesel). -- Gnarlie >>> It so happens that gasoline is...
• Re: I-4 ecu woes?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 24 Oct 2001 20:09:52 -0700
  ...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: Replacing FI with Carbs on WBX 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 6 Mar 2009 12:16:47 -0800
  ...BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> John, As Tom Hargrave said, no carburetor system can approach the efficiency of FI system. However, if you want...
• Re: Loss of Power False Air Oil Breather?
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:07:51 -0400
  ...fuel pressure regulator to intake manifold because this line looked suspicious although I think it was ok. Next I pressurized the intake system with...
• Re: Running The Van Low On Fuel
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 16:41:12 -0700
  ...It's been known for decades that running a fuel tank to near empty or dry can be very bad for the fuel system...
• Re: 81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Fri, 15 Nov 1996 09:56:51 -0800 (PST)
  The fuel injection system on the '81 Vanagon is essentially independent from the ignition system. That is, although the ECU takes some input from...
• Re: Eurocars 2.2 Engine - anyone have more info?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sat, 24 Aug 2002 19:47:56 -0400
  ...Fuel > injection system remains the same. If you run a 2.1L block in your > Vannawagon that will make it as bolt-in as...
• Re: Copious Fuel Leak at Both Manifolds
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 10 Feb 2013 13:43:11 -0500
  ...The system still has full pressure in it when it shuts down -- if the injectors don't leak it will keep this pressure a...
• Re: FIRE!!! (True story from this morning)
  Historical mailing list - �ѻ� Tim Crooks
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 23:56:03 -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...
• Re: Not passing smog, still... Need help!
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
  Sat, 24 Aug 2002 17:33:56 -0700
  ...I've added it below as it was orginally for another topic Sincerely, Mark Keller Adam, Probably a mis- adjusted fuel injection system. My...
• Re: Intermittent running problem.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 29 Apr 2016 14:19:58 +0000
  ...would be a leaking injector dribbling fuel into the intake > until > >> the pressure in the fuel system drops. I would test for this by...
• Re: Still running rich
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Mon, 21 May 2001 06:15:41 -0400
  ...Anybody ever take notice of this? I have been told of other cases where all tests of the fuel injection system are positive and...
• Re: 6 guys and vanagon x-country-UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:14:14 -0400
  ...If you have any problems setting the system up, there is TONS of info on the megasquirt forums. http://www.msextra.com/index.php...
• Re: Help '88 Vanagon Broke down, need oppinions
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 13:20:22 -0400
  ...I did every conceivable diagnostic and all systems were fine. I eventually had the tank drained and filled up with fresh fuel, and it...
• Re: Sucky Gas Mileage-ethanol in fuel
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Thu, 2 May 2013 18:59:45 -0700
  ...will certainly impact those of us driving machines with older fuel management systems. Anthony '89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo) ________________________________ From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM...
• '83 wasserboxer wiring harness melted!
  Historical mailing list - James, Daniel
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 11:21:55 -0800
  ...One clue is that the relays for the fuel injection system have some molten wires - maybe a relay failed and that caused the original...
• Digifant ECU question ....Suffix D or not
  Historical mailing list - "Scott Daniel - Turbovans (by way of Rob )"
  Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:57:55 -0800
  ...what year vanagon with digifant 2.1 engine and fuel injection system uses the 'Suffix D' ECU ? can a non suffix D ecu and...
• Re: Vanagon choking when feeding gas
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Jul 1994 07:51:19 -0400
  ...having dropped the fuel tank because of holes I can testify that I have a fairly complicated vapour trapping system as well - im not...
• Lowering Coolant Pressure for Headgaskets
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sat, 16 May 1998 00:49:55 -0700
  I spoke with a mechanic today who suggested lowering the pressure within the cooling system as a means of putting less stress on head...
• Re: Argh. It's a sign
  Historical mailing list - t
  Sun, 5 Nov 2000 18:52:17 -0800
  ...You look at that fuel system like I told you and don't worry. The list will get you through. tim o'brien Jonathan...
• Re: idle fuel calculations
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:05:19 -0800
  ...definatley is. > Only if something is worng or the settings are so far out the system can > not > compensate will it not maintain control.
• Re: Starter Wire Connection
  Historical mailing list - Otmar
  Sun, 21 Aug 2005 23:45:09 -0700
  ...Also, at least on the old AFC systems it also turned on the fuel pump. I think back in the 70's that wire...
• Re: misc (mpg, transmission, driving habits.)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:57:39 -0400
  ...On Sep 12, 2008, at 6:24 PM, Jim Akiba wrote: > Kim do you have an active EGR system on the SVXs in your...
• Re: That recent post bashing Tiico..one on Yahoo subaru too.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Fri, 2 Nov 2007 22:30:38 -0400
  ...system, oxygen sensor, hardware, etc. You will retain your alternator, AC compressor (if applicable), P/S pump (if applicable), muffler and catalytic converter, fuel...
• Lousy gas mlileage
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jul 1995 11:35:09 -0500
  ...Is it possible throwing out the EGR system screwed things up royally even though the plugs would seem to indicate that the fuel/air...
• Big Engine For Sale
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Nov 94 14:27:57 PST
  ...Sidewinder plug wire set ($75 new) > o Russel steel braided fuel delivery system w/ AL fittings > o Plumbed with Russel AL fittings for steel...
• fuse for fuel injection components
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 4 Feb 1999 09:41:29 -0600
  ...This is where plus battery voltage enters the system. One of these relays is the fuel pump relay the other is the ecu relay...
• HELP, 78 westy, 2L FI trouble (high idle)
  Historical mailing list - Arnold Schultz
  Tue, 11 Jun 1996 01:27:47 -0700
  Hello hope you can help, I have a 1978 2 litre type 2 westfalia with fuel injection and conventional pointfull ignition. Over about the...
• VERBOSE: fuel pump, ethanol, cavitation
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:38:34 -0400
  O, List, I've been reading a lot of the discussion both here and on the Samba about fuel pump cavitation since I had...
• Re: Sluggish 85 Vanagon--->Need help please.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 26 Apr 1998 21:23:37 -0700
  ...It has new > fuel injectors, belts, idle stabilizer, 02 sensor, clutch, water pump, and air > filter. The exhaust system is very tight (new cross...
• Re: Why did this mod increase my fuel economy?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 22:59:02 EST
  ...This causes the fuel pressure regulator to increase the fuel pressure briefly, then the pressure drops to below idle speed pressure. On my setup...
• Re: No start..... rebuilt engine.... over my head...
  Historical mailing list - Stephen DeMocko
  Wed, 27 Jul 2005 16:41:32 -0700
  ...components where checked...(Fuel-air-fire), injection wiring and all > > FI components, AFM, that stupid 84 hall-sender and idle system control... > > EVERYTHING... mechanical...
• Re: Diesel $$ RE: 88 GL - Failure to Start - but now it does!! Hip Hip Huzzah!!
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 13 Jun 2014 12:14:32 -0300
  ...In a modern diesel engine, you would probably first kill all the sensors of the control systems, but even in an old mechanical injection...
• Re: Help troubleshooting minor diesel running issues
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 8 Nov 2011 12:29:47 -0600
  Only thing I can think of is contamination in the fuel system? Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy On Nov 8, 2011 9:55...
• Re: van won't go
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 09:34:42 -0500
  ...current and voltage to provide spark and operate the fuel pump and injection system. Those portable engine strt boxes work becuase the cables are...