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• WBX Plastic Coolant Pipe Inspection
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 19 May 2014 18:32:59 -0700
  ...Figured I'd replace the long coolant pipes, especially if I opt to do a fuel tank reseal now. Thanks, Neil. -- Neil n Blog...
• Re: syncro gas tank leaking????
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Feb 1998 06:41:14 -0800
  gary, I've never seen one of these leak? I do know that there are a number of hose that run the EVAO system...
• Fwd:84 Volkswagen Vanagon,
  Historical mailing list - Pfunky
  Tue, 19 May 1998 15:42:03 EDT
  ...WV2YB0257EH041323 Fuel: digijet Ignition: TCI Emissions: US Fed Misc Data: US Fed emission Symptoms: power loss Occurs: Hot, On Accel, Cruise, after engine warms...
• Re: Buying a 1986 Vanagon - My $0.02 Worth
  Historical mailing list - Marty Wallace
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 21:25:58 -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...
• Re: OT: Guinness VW record
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Mon, 6 Nov 2000 21:56:06 -0500
  ...points and > condensers, oil changes, plugs, clutch, tires, clogs in the fuel system, > wheel alighnments - just to name a few. Most of all I...
• Re: Re.Spillage when filling the gas
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 15:56:52 EDT
  ...kenwilfy@aol.com> puts together kits of commonly needed bits for fuel systems. Be very careful dealing with him, though -- he has a nasty...
• I'm Back...but it becaus I still need you guys...
  Historical mailing list - Scott and Norma
  Tue, 16 Jul 2002 23:04:12 -0800
  ...She cranks fine...but no volts at the fuel pump.... no actuating voltage at the relays inside the little black box over the coil...
• Re: How hard can you push a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 12:23:34 -0700
  ...only fuel and pit stops. It helps to have good tires, shocks and comfortable seats, not to mention a great entertainment system for the...
• Re: O2 sensors - OEM or after-market?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 21:47:18 -0500
  ...a clear write-up that explains the different > components of the fuel system - i.e. the roles of the different things that > could be...
• Re: please help!!! I dunno what to do 85' 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 08:50:53 -0500
  ...Same with the fuel lines. Give your exhaust system a good inspection. Look for evidence of exhaust escaping at the heads and joints. All...
• Re: Intake air flow, improvement possible?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sat, 27 Nov 2004 17:15:05 -0800
  ...Ideally (on a regularly aspirated system), you want your combustion chamber to fill with an air-fuel mixture at the same pressure as nominal...
• Re: Interesting VW Article on Future Technology The Company May Use - Hopefully it will reach a new Vanagon Soon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 29 Jan 2011 08:07:34 -0600
  ...Like I said, its an on demand system that does not replace the need for your current fuel and you do not store any...
• 83.5 Runs for about 4 seconds
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Mon, 1 May 2006 03:23:13 EDT
  ...I'm suspecting the fuel pump. But I'm not all that savvy with the electric pump system. My theory is the pump can...
• Re: oil additive to clean engine
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Thu, 19 May 2011 21:18:19 -0500
  ...Whatever is in it it does well in the fuel side of the system dissolving carbon and hydrocarbon deposits and binding h2o without titrating...
• Re: New Engine Wanted: 85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 10 May 2012 19:16:59 -0700
  ...as is the engine, but Fuel Injection and cooling system are all 1.9 .but with 2.1 type oil cooler added. Real pleased...
• Re: Propane fired airconditioning
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:43:48 -0700
  ...on R-12/R-22/R-134 systems, but a system that uses propane as the FUEL. Yes, CERVIL is the leading name I...
• Re: new to list
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 18 Apr 1999 20:13:02 -0700
  ...computer controlling the fuel injection, and if so does anyone know of any Y2k problems assocaited with an old system like that. will the...
• Re: Weird "idle" problem
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 16 Oct 2014 10:14:35 -0700
  ...the big screw on throttle body, to compensate for a flaw in the idle control system and-OR a flaw at the temp II...
• Re: serial hybrid conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Sat, 19 Nov 2005 09:49:09 -0500
  Andrew Grebneff wrote: > The good thing about a separate motor and charging system is that the > engine can be positioned in any location, in...
• Re: SMOG TEST failure
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Thu, 7 Feb 2008 18:28:11 -0800
  ...intake system. Over advanced > ignition timing will also add to this as the advance timing will require > much less air and fuel to maintain...
• Re: High Speed Bucking in an 85...
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Fri, 17 Dec 1999 23:29:55 -0500
  ...and it was diagnosed by a dealer, I believe correctly, as a problem with a part of the electrical system. This is actually the...
• Re: Billy Bones' never ending story
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Sat, 13 Mar 2004 04:52:39 -0600
  ...Fuel injectors and fuel rails 9. Plug wires (none are mixed up) 10. Air Flow Meter 11. O2 sensor 12. Catalytic converter Alas, I...
• Re: Interesting VW Article on Future Technology The Company May Use - Hopefully it will reach a new Vanagon Soon
  Historical mailing list - robby kilborn
  Sat, 29 Jan 2011 08:51:52 -0500
  ...Like I said, its an on demand system that does not replace the need for your current fuel and you do not store any...
• Re: Questions/Advice Needed 1980 VW Westphalia
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 18 May 2012 06:11:01 -0400
  ...I've replaced the fuel pump, fuel filter and most of the hoses on the fuel and intake system. Any suggestions on where to...
• Re: Digfiant being defiant
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 22 Oct 1998 18:09:55 -0500
  ------------------------- Hi Malcolm, Excellent advise, it is a must that the rest of the system be in proper repair and tune before attempting afm( air...
• Re: 2.1wbx into 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 9 Dec 2007 14:51:51 -0800
  ...do it, is run the 2.1 on the 1.9 fuel system to try that out . Here's why : I have an 83...
• Re: Acetone tip
  Historical mailing list - Leslie H Schwartz
  Sat, 2 Jun 2007 18:00:05 -0700
  ...Alcohol is no good in fuels. In Brazil, millions of engines and fuel systems were ruined by alcohol. Yet they are talking of doubling...
• Re: 1988 Rebuilt Engine Stumbling at various RPM levels 2100-2300, 3400- 4000rpms & Other questions
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:44:27 -0400
  ...New fuel in the tank, all old > fuel in the tank was removed. All new fuel lines on the tank as well. > New Oil...
• Re: stalling and hard restart
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:19:19 -0400
  ...When I see > fuel pressure also during that test, then I know that whole part of the > system is working like it should. > > seems...
• Re: Diesel $$ RE: 88 GL - Failure to Start - but now it does!! Hip Hip Huzzah!!
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 13 Jun 2014 08:35:39 -0700
  ...Since VW pumps also lubricate with the fuel they run, I'd be very wary of playing around with fuel quality, unless in a...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 16 Jan 2001 (#2001-84)
  Historical mailing list - John
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 02:49:29 -0500
  Hi Chris, From your discription it sounds like the idle stabilization system is reacting to a varying input or the control module is just...
• Re: Air Cooled Vanagon Won't Start in cold weather
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Sat, 16 Nov 2002 12:50:42 -0700
  ...guarantee, one of these is the > prob) then you have a fuel system fault, like injector #5, or a clogged > Fetzer valve, worn clutch...
• Re: occasionally won't start.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 13:34:49 -0400
  ...He also said system has fuel and fire but just won't start) > He and I are scratching are heads! Anyway, with all this...
• Swap Entire '85 Shift Linkage into '81?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 2 Jan 2010 14:31:04 -0800
  ...Does the '85 bushing fit in cross member hole above fuel tank?) Or... Swap in rear portion of '85 linkage and WBX transmission only...
• Re: fuel lines; the injector side
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Sun, 13 Jun 1999 16:50:47 -0600
  ...I have never in many years of working on fuel injected > engines, seen the ring connection fail. I've seen hoses crack and split...
• Re: followup - coolant gauge problem...
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 21 Sep 2005 11:17:56 -0700
  ...Ken Lewis did a test with a decade resistance box and came up with some numbers, but I think he had the "fuel full...
• Re: Cooling System Pressure Testing - make your own tool
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Mc Blain
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:09:33 -0700
  ...1- Short piece of high pressure fuel line 2- Hose clamps 1- Bicycle pump to pressurize the system - Thread sealant to make sure the...
• Re: horrible cold start idle, running rich
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sun, 7 Nov 2010 15:12:11 -0500
  ...The cooler weather seems to >>>> have brought on a new fuel system problem in the van. There is so much >>>> written about idle, fuel...
• Re: Fuel Tank Re-Seal Kit
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 23 Jun 2011 05:30:46 -0400
  ...I've been told that I should get the fuel tank re-seal kit and that > will solve my problems. I sometimes wonder when...
• Re: Ignition Kill Switch
  Historical mailing list - Garth Woolstenhulme
  Thu, 4 Nov 2004 21:33:11 -0800
  ...All the thief would see is a push button switch that activated the system, and a flashing LED when the system is activated. Push...
• Digifant II problems in my 86 Syncro - HELP
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 20:18:37 -0800
  ...Everything checks out 100% - fuel pressure is OK with 44PSI with no vacuum - fuel delivery is OK too - after 10 minutes of the pump...
• Re: Another call for dead ECUs
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 17:50:55 -0800
  ...to an '84 westy 4) get it running with the new fuel system 5) tune it 6) smile After i get it tuned, i...
• '81.5 Diesel 1.6, Won't start
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 18:56:53 -0800
  ...If no fuel at injector, next thing I'd check is the fuel shut-off solenoid. If I was sure it was getting fuel...
• Re: Syncro Gas/FuelTank material
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 20 Dec 2013 12:31:49 -0600
  ...West System epoxy formulation called G-Flex. Google it for more info, below is the short version..... DM&FS *West Systems # 655k - G/Flex...
• Propane vs CNG Was Propane fueled Vanagons?,
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, www.vwrack.com
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:50:48 -0600
  ...not sure how a modern 2006 car stacks up against an older propane system with feedback. Gary Lee volvo 850 turbo wagon, bi-fuel
• Re: Diesel Conversions
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 11 Mar 2006 20:24:21 -0600
  Since your solar power system will not produce energy at night, you may continue to get energy for the distilling process even without the...
• Re: Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 14:22:02 -0400
  ...3 wire ISV like the Golf/Jetta Digifant fuel system? > >The only Vanagon Digifant fuel system I've ever > >seen has a 2 wire...
• Re: Fuel flow regulator
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 13 Jun 2021 15:55:16 -0500
  ...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: How Long Does it Take Your Van to Warm up? Cont.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 Apr 2005 23:05:12 -0400
  ...Some where in the conversion, you do not have the warm up idle system working. You either need to graft the 87 idle speed...
• Re: Bucking/Loss of power on HOT days
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 3 Aug 2016 15:07:19 -0700
  ...Anyway, I've replaced fuel > pump.... > > > Other things I've read about include: gas cap, charcoal cannister, bad > coil, fuel pressure regulator, bad ignition...
• 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
  Stephen, Don, all- With Digifant 2 or 1 fuel injection system, you will have knock sensor control. You can also get knock sensor control...
• Re: What voltage do injectors need to fire?
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Mon, 6 Sep 2004 21:43:25 -0700
  How often does a down draft carb dump fuel into the intake? CONSTANTLY ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel L. Katz" <katzd54@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon...
• Re: Very Interesting Fire Suppression System
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sat, 29 Jun 2013 19:54:09 -0600
  ...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: Must sell my Vanagon - Comments appreciated
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:14:15 -0700
  ...There > is also > a complete new fuel delivery system from new gas tank, lines, pump, > filter > and injectors. > > hello Pat with the CIS system...
• Re: back on the road
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Mon, 4 Apr 2011 18:50:43 +0000
  ...got to all the injectors and every other part of the fuel system. I'd let that sit in everything for a day or...
• Throttle Body Question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 18 Jun 2011 15:57:39 -0500
  ...The fuel system is Digifant. The throttle body lays transverse over the engine. From the Right hand side of the firewall, through a hole...
• Re: was: Re: diesel parts - Now: what is needed for a Golf conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 18:13:05 EST
  ...Standard Time, mjruskin@HOME.COM writes: > engine mounts > bell-housing > fuel injection system and associated controllers and sensors > adaption plate? (Am I correct on...
• Re: Vanagon/Subaru Deep Thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Thu, 31 May 2001 22:27:52 -0700
  ...engine, but incorporate the stock Digijet FI system? There would be some > obvious problems with the fuel injectors and the distributor, but > everything else...
• Re: No Start!
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 21:50:44 -0400
  ...smell fuel. I had the key > on for several hours after installing the radio. Have I fried something > in the ignition system while leaving...
• Re: Exhausts...tuning.(was loud identity crisis)
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 1 Sep 2002 12:12:47 +0100
  ...wave in the exhaust > system, this means that is is harder for the engine to get the burnt fuel out > of the pistons #cylinders...