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• Re: Water in fuel. (85 westy)
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 19:22:55 EST
  ...We have the problem isolated to the fuel system. There's water getting into the tank somehow. Dad had the tank replaced with a...
• Re: Digifant II... ?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 14:48:34 -0800
  ...Bentley says it has the Digifant II fuel injection system... How similar is the Vanagon system Digifant F/I to what's in this...
• Model Summary for 1987 Vanagon USA
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Dec 1995 12:58:53 -0500
  ...engine Digifant fuel injection 95HP @ 4800RPM, 117FtLbs @ 3200RPM 4 speed manual transmission Rear wheel drive Electronic ignition Dynamic oil pressure system Thermostatically controlled 2...
• Re: Help! Hesitation on the road!
  Historical mailing list - Joel
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:36:29 -0400
  It is your exhaust leak and system. sent from my iPhone Joel On Aug 10, 2011, at 8:30 AM, T Collins <tonycollin@GMAIL...
• Re: horrible cold start idle, running rich
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 7 Nov 2010 11:35:56 -0800
  ...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: High Top Progress
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Mon, 20 Jul 2015 21:25:11 -0400
  ...It's got new brakes, new fuel system, new suspension, apparently the radiator is NLA so Rolf had to modify a later one, freshly...
• lambadas??
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Sep 1995 09:22:41 -0600 (MDT)
  Has anyone found a cheap way to test the fuel injection lambada to see if it is dead or not? And if you just...
• Two birds with one stone
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Fri, 17 Jul 1998 08:14:17 -0700
  ...He did an oil change and tune up (new fuel and air filter and plugs), coolant flush and fill, a manual transmission drain and...
• Re: No more overheating!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 Sep 2007 08:05:10 -0400
  ...Over cooling going down long hills is caused by the fuel being cut off and air still pumping through the engine along with any...
• Re: Ping/Knock/Detonation
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sat, 20 Jan 2007 22:26:41 -0500
  ...idle can tell you lots about the injection system. Another option would be a fuel air ratio meter with the wide band 02 sensor...
• Re: That recent post bashing Tiico..one on Yahoo subaru too.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 1 Nov 2007 23:51:59 -0400
  ...Like it's a safety issue even. >> You combine that with the joke head gasket system, and old tech >> engine >> management system, and fuel...
• Re: Gasoline War ! !
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 13 Mar 2004 13:31:17 -0600
  ...But the local refinery in Kenai supplied all the fuels, residential, automotive, on the highway system in Alaska. Most all fuels going to remote...
• Still Lousy Gas Mileage!
  Historical mailing list - Juli
  Thu, 16 Jan 97 00:32:04 PST
  ...I bought the wrong fuel line at first and installed it but it wasn't made for fuel injection systems and I had to...
• Re: Baffling clamp
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 12 May 2007 21:00:19 -0400
  ...my fuel tank to today to flush some schmutz out of it. What > > perversion those VW engineers trafficked in! THat tank venting system is...
• mileage down after fuel hose change
  Historical mailing list - Patrice Belzer
  Sun, 20 Aug 2006 15:39:14 -0600
  ...changed or when the fuel leak happened? --Patrice and "Vana Blue" 85GL 1.9L manual ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ Sent via the KillerWebMail system at mail.televar.com
• Re: Using Vanagon AC
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 16:06:34 -0700
  My experience ('89 Syncro Westy) is that using the AC has little discernable impact on fuel mileage, though it does definitely rob the engine...
• Re: New diesel from VW
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 17 Nov 2014 22:28:30 -1000
  ...Don't you know that the metric system >>> is a part of the socialist takeover plan for the U.S.? lol >>> >>>> Chris. >>>> >>>> Wysłane z...
• Re: Inside the Air Flow Meter / AFM
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:33:10 -0800
  ...Like points in a points & coil ignition system, and a phonograph needle too. So getting rid of a mechanical sweeper is highly desirable. How...
• Re: many questions about the westy..
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 May 1996 10:51:22 -0500
  ...what is this? Sounds like the fuel pressure regulator from the FI system. > first and formost: how do i change out the ignition switch...
• JCW Clearance-wiring and FI's for breadloaves/vgons
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 16:39:56 -0600
  ...CATALOG # CS-75 STOCK # PRICE/$ WIRING HARNESS KIT 88ZJ9624T 10.00 FUEL INJECTOR (74-79 T2) 73ZJ5395A 34.95 FUEL INJECTOR (80-83 2000CC...
• Re: Van-Cafe fuel-line firewall adapter
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:53:50 -0700
  ...It adds two more >> connections to the system. I connect straight to the plastic fuel >> line. >> This item is helping assembly at the factory...
• Fuel hoses and mystery
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 17 May 1999 08:45:29 -0400
  I've recently had the fuel system apart on two engines, both '84. One was in Scotland (cool and damp) until '91 and New...
• Re: HELP! Westy Stranded in Bryce Canyon National Park...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 May 2005 11:19:21 -0400
  ...The guy who's stuck in Bryce is very >possible having a problem related to the fuel system. He stated he can smell >fuel...
• Re: Information on experience with inline motor transplant
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 09:45:28 -0800
  ...In my house I put the garden hose into the system and started to bleed the system but no water came out of the...
• Re: 88 GL - Failure to Start - but now it does!! Hip Hip Huzzah!! The cost of Diesel Fuel.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 13 Jun 2014 21:32:47 -0400
  ...88 GL - Failure to Start - but now it does!! Hip Hip Huzzah!! The cost of Diesel Fuel. When I want a new, not rebuilt...
• Re: Need Help diagnosing a Non-starting '86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 24 Sep 2015 20:15:17 -0700
  ...I'm assuming that there > is an electrical issue that is affecting both the fuel pump and the > ignition system. > I've cleaned up...
• Re: Tooooooooooooo ritch a startup...com on guys!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Kuecker
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 06:42:54 -0500
  ...too ritch at cold start...way too ritch, > > heavy smell of fuel and fuel smoke... also, a small hesitation wile driving > > with the OS...
• Last few procedures to complete my 85 engine overhaul!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Alan Cady
  Tue, 10 Jan 2006 12:36:04 -0800
  ...I ordered and installed the fuel pressure regulator, it took 2 weeks to get it here..... If you remember our saga, when we last...
• Re: 1.9 to 2.1 conversion question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:08:41 -0700
  I'm running a 2.1 on a 1.9 fuel injection system in my 83 Westy that's for sale ......... works fine that...
• Re: Carrying extra gasoline in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 4 Jan 2020 10:21:39 -0500
  ...There are numerous issues with carrying gasoline outside of the vehicles fuel system. As gasoline is highly volatile is has significant vapor pressure which...
• Re: Your Van might just need a flush....was Van runs hot in traffic jams
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 09:42:07 -0700
  ...The deicing fluid is left on the ground/ramp and people drive fuel trucks, baggage tugs/carts and walk in it. It is NOT...
• Re: Replacement fuel tank question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 20 Jul 2014 19:03:33 -0700
  I think you need to take some closer looks under vans that came with that heating system. For those without that option they can...
• Re: 25 MPG Wasserboxer!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:06:14 -0700
  Your engine management system sounds the the same as the European 112hp "DJ" wasserboxer, which I always found ran better than the "MV" system...
• Re: Digijet--Digifant....??????????/
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 10:03:25 -0500
  ...fuel injection area of my Bentley I keep seeing two different systems, Digijet and Digifant, what is the physical difference and can either system...
• Re: FS on VA CL, Syncro Westy!
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 15:08:10 -0700
  ...Full documentation from date bought; Includes factory repaire manual, service bulletins, wiring diagrams, fuel system protraining manual, and 1986 service training manual. VIN#: WV2ZB025XHG084018...
• Re: driving a wreck?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 11:11:44 -0700
  ...wrong with a shock mount, the fuel tank, a brake line, or some other non-obvious system damage that would make it "dangerous at...
• Re: Rough running after hitting rev limiter
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 16:00:47 -0500
  Clogged fuel filter. Developing business and guiding change since 1996, G. Matthew Bulley Bulley-Hewlett Corporate Communications Business: www.bulley-hewlett.com Alliance: www...
• Re: Mod keeps your fridge lit while driving.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 06:50:35 EDT
  ...As long as the fridge is turned off before pulling into fuel stations, I believe the risks are minimal. I use the propane fridge...
• Common problem, I think
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Mon, 5 Mar 2007 09:42:31 -0500
  ...It's not in the fuel injection section. Can I assume then that it has no function relative to the I system? > My Bentley...
• Re: It's time to hit that idle Stabilizer on the head!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Sep 2007 16:39:29 -0400
  ...http://vanagonwiki.net/index.php/Seconf%C2%A0type_of_idle_control_system but it all starts from here: http://vanagonwiki.net/index.php/Fuel...
• Re: tracking down gas smell tips needed
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Fri, 12 Aug 2016 13:48:53 -1000
  ...Now with repeated pressurizing of the fuel system, no drips are happening in this area. > > This is the same area I noticed that the...
• Re: Help needed with engine running poorly
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:20:58 -0800
  ...messed with the charcoal canister and that section of the > fuel venting system. Should I? > > I will stumble down to the gas station and...
• Re: Not quite a backfire . . .
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:13:48 -0700
  ...switch shut off all fuel to the injectors, >>> so how could there be unburned fuel in the exhaust system, if that >>> were true ? >>> >> >> Ya...
• Re: Rich on side, lean the other?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 10:14:07 -0400
  I haven't really looked at the stock fuel injection system in quite some time, but if the banks are in series, it makes...
• Re: [NVC] Beware of the Skid Demon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:58:53 -0700
  ...shut off the fuel............but on a carb vehicle fuel still goes through the engine and into the exhaust system, on some anyway .......................you...
• Re: Fuel Line Replacement Kits Galore!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 18 Aug 2017 09:45:36 -0700
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Fuel Line Replacement Kits Galore! Related question - I had always assumed that modern fuel lines were better quality than in the past...
• 2.1L Wasserboxer for sale
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 5 May 1998 17:42:02 -0700
  ...Flywheel - Intake system - Fuel Injection system What is not included: - Alternator - Ignition Coil - Power Steering Pump and bracket - Syncro air intake system (Everything from...
• Re: Problems heading NORTH
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 17 Dec 1999 15:06:51 -0800
  Possibly a restriction in the fuel tank "vapor recovery" (vent) system creating a vacuum that is causing fuel flow problems. Try leaving the cap...
• Re: Vanagon burned to the ground ( long reply)
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 11:10:31 -0700
  ...6) I would really like an "early alert system" of some kind, because I believe if there is a fuel leak it will dump...
• Re: vacuum hose
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 12 May 2003 12:03:15 -0700
  ...Vanagons with Water cooled engines use a full loop fuel system, again a small variance from Air Cooled that use a single dead end...
• Re: Won't Start After Being Off for +1 min.
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:25:37 EST
  ...atrocities residing in the FI system. By the way, unless you live in Miami or Malibu, did you check your fuel for water? George
• Re: mystery temp guage problem to solve
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 26 Aug 2004 21:41:42 -0400
  ...there is a system design change at one of the model years but i think you have the older system like in my 84...
• Re: Best chance of passing emissions?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 23:14:31 -0400
  ...It can be bad for some parts > of the fuel system, so I wouldn't leave it in there very long. > Change the oil...
• How-To Fuel Line Replacement 1.9l Vanagon (Long)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 May 1999 21:49:31 EDT
  ...pressure accumulator to the fuel rail and install clamps. 15. Repeat this proceedure on the opposite side. 16. Systematically tighten all clamps. Note: When...
• Re: horrible cold start idle, running rich
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:38:47 -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: Gas Mileage Improvements?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:14:01 -0700
  ...when I was driving an 85 Wolfsburg Weekender with auto trans and complete 2.1 engine, fuel system, and cooling system upgrade ...... I thought...
• Re: mileage
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 18 Mar 1998 08:44:23 -0800
  Buses and Vanagons have been fuel injected since 1975. Fuel injection systems have no carburators and thus, no automatic choke. One cause of the...
• Re: Marvel Mystery Oil
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 15:16:46 -0400
  ...I prefer it as a remedy (stuck valves, dirty fuel system) rather than a preventative. Further, too much in either the oil or the...
• Re: FS: Westy Eberspacher heater CHEAP!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 11:04:17 -0600
  ...The Heater w/combustion blower / fuel pump / wire loom / fuel T fitting. Safety reset switch, interior thermostat, wire loom. Dash slider controls with the...
• Re: B. Bobs day at the dyno and the importance of fuel air ratioupdate
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 1 Jan 2002 22:55:38 -0600
  ...Rich burned more fuel, but you got almost best power, but not quite. Peak Power, while the top performance, was no good because you...