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• New Oil cooler...? on Diesel smoke
  Historical mailing list - T G
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 00:53:01 -0700
  Hello, As many of you know I thought my engine was dead due to oil in my coolant system. The system seems to have...
• Re: looking for Some used diesel parts.
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 18:52:42 -0400
  Ramon, The fuel injection on that version jetta (91) worked very well and are almost trouble free. They also are less restrictive on needed...
• Re: Question about AVP 1.9 to 2.1
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 11:14:34 -0700
  ...I don't know if the digijet system will work on the slightly larger displacement engine so I cannot help on what you are...
• Re: Stalling my 81
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 15:43:06 -0500
  I had a similar problem it turned out to be bad ground on the FI system. It was the white ground wires under the...
• Re: Bus Depot Sucks
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 17:53:57 -0800
  ...your stock heating >> system. >> > has a preset timer too. no need for aux fuel, at it taps off your vehicles >> >fuel line. >> > >> >pmail if...
• AAZ swap progress
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 18:55:21 -0600
  ...So far it has been getting spacers to lower engine and tranny 1" for engine lid clearance, New stainless coolant lines, fuel tank and...
• Re: 84 don't smoke no more!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Apr 1997 17:49:48 -0700
  ...Bentley guide to Bosch Fuel Injection... How much influence this noise is going to have on one's FI system in reality is a...
• Re: Preparing for an 8,000 Mile Trip
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 27 Apr 1997 22:56:34 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The PO repacked the wheel bearings and > replaced the fuel pump within the last two years, or so. > Didn't hear the oil, plugs...
• excerpt from Electronic Design
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Sep 1996 17:07:31 -0700
  ...But right now it's on the blink, so >I just went back to the old conventional [Kettering] ignition system, >points and coil and...
• Re: misc (mpg, transmission, driving habits.)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:59:48 -0400
  ...mea culpa. > > > On Sep 12, 2008, at 6:24 PM, Jim Akiba wrote: > >> Kim do you have an active EGR system on the SVXs...
• Re: New electric power option?
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 19:28:49 -0500
  This is a good ploace for fuel cell options - http://www.fuelcellstore.com/ This was available 4 years ago, I can't find a...
• Re: Aircooled Running Problems
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 1 Sep 2005 21:21:18 -0700
  ...Over time the spring in the AFM weakens, giving feedback to the computer that more fuel is needed at all speeds and temps then...
• Diesel and Gasoline facts (long)
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Tue, 26 May 1998 10:43:33 -0700
  ...Therefore efforts have been made to optimize the fuel consumption through electronic ignition systems and by adding catalytic converters which act almost like an...
• Re: Fuel pressure regulator - acceptable pressure readings?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 24 Jul 2013 09:49:59 -0700
  ...But remember that the system should operate (except for emissions) perfectly with sensor and CAT removed. My California-spec '84 was delivered that way...
• O2vsH2O and heat?
  Historical mailing list - Julio T
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 03:47:07 -0400
  ...Does this happen with the fuel injected air-cooled engines? And last but not least, how does the heater system work in an air...
• Re: (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 14 Aug 2005 05:15:34 EDT
  ...And so a kill switch for the fuel pump or the ignition system or what have you may be more effective BUT and it...
• Re: On the road and need some help
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:42:46 -0800
  ...If that doesn't ID a bad cylinder, then the problem is probably > systemic - bad timing, coil, cap, rotor, computer, fuel pressure, > sensor, etc.
• Re: Coolant pouring from tail pipe - 1987 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:26:52 -0500
  ...Prior to doing so, I drained the gasoline from the tank, put in fresh fuel and purgedthe fuel lines. Once I put in a...
• Re: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:12:18 -0500
  ...fuel>voltage It is best to try to monitor the voltage while the sensor is connected in the system with the computer in closed...
• Tools and spare parts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 7 Feb 2012 20:57:01 -0800
  ...1 Oil drain plug 1 Fuel pump For the rear axle: 2 Axle dust sleeves, split For the brake system: 1 Front brake hose...
• Re: Cold Start
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Oct 94 16:56:22 PDT
  ...But if you just charge your battery enough to get your fuel pump to deliver fuel, push starting is easy. I can push start...
• Help! Weird noises after installing injectors...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 5 Jul 2015 18:58:05 -0400
  ...going to replace the fuel filter after the drier gas has had a chance to work through the system. In the meantime, I was...
• Re: Running rich
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Wed, 9 May 2001 19:34:20 -0700
  ...do anything > to the fuel injection/engine management system). It > ran fine and gave me 19+ > mpg overall fuel mileage until this problem cropped...
• Re: oil light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 23:00:40 -0500
  ...The L-jetronic EFI system uses a vacuum-diagram-controlled fuel pressure regulator on the fuel rail. If the diaphragm fails, the vacuum can...
• Re: Fuel pump won't.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 10 Nov 2017 22:18:45 +0000
  ...Of all the tanks I have installed the only problems I have had is getting the fuel tank sender to seal properly and having...
• Re: That recent post bashing Tiico..one on Yahoo subaru too.
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 1 Nov 2007 23:18:18 -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: Alternate locations for Propane Tank
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 07:14:32 -0800
  ...People with diesel powered Vanagons can gain horsepower with a dual fuel system where the propane has a similar effect to nitrous in a...
• Re: 2.2L EuroCars Engine vs 2.1l Boston Engine
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 07:59:48 -0400
  ...disrupts the vacuum signal and youcan't have that with fuel > injection systems and still have driveabilty.>>> > > It is not true...for me at...
• Tachometer Signal ?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 19:04:44 -0800
  Hi- Is there anyone who knows how I can get a tachometer signal from my Motronic engine? I changed the fuel injection system last...
• Auxillary propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:05:03 -0600
  ...the existing propane tank and thus have an additional "stay longer" fuel supply. When I went to a propane supplier today they said that...
• Re: Need instructions on field R&R of AFM '84 1.9L Van down
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:30:43 -0500
  ...As fuel is quickly recirculated through the system this second filter does a much better job of keeping the fuel lean. It can be...
• Re: petrol consumption
  Historical mailing list - David Del Ben
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 12:20:16 +1100
  ...They (Shell marketing brochures) say it is a denser fuel so pack more energy in per litre of fuel. I believe they had to...
• Re: Golf/Jetta engine in gas Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Tue, 15 Oct 1996 12:49:20 -0400 (EDT)
  ...1- what clutch asembly 2- what computer, and where did in get located 3- what about the air induction system? 4- hows the gas...
• Uncooperative Starter
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 11:17:51 -0700
  ...This time, my buddy who was standing at the rear, said he could hear the fuel injection system switching on when the key hit...
• Re: Mass Airflow Meter Bad - says dealer.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 25 May 2000 15:03:04 -0700
  ...If the ignition system components are okay, then you have a fuel injection problem. I had a difficult time with mine this time around...
• Re: More info on tencentlife's motors....
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:21:02 +0000
  ...Mike Miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com> > Do his engines demand premium fuel? > > > On 7/22/08 11:59 AM, "Todd Last" wrote: > > > Here is his...
• Re: Replacing Thermostat... and gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 21:34:15 -1000
  ...it's not like the whole radiator will drain or anything like that. 'warmer' is always better for fuel economy. All factors considered..I...
• Re: Power output of actual vans? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:42:46 -0700
  ...I > attempted > > to > > show that many of the accepted wisdom forms related to gearing, > > performance and > > fuel economy were system issues that had to...
• 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 21:07:46 -0400
  ...88 GL - Failure to Start - but now it does!! Hip Hip Huzzah!! The cost of Diesel Fuel. Dennis What is the special fluid for...
• Re: '83 Vanagon woes
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Tue, 02 Jan 1996 10:45:49 -0700
  Hmmm, I never saw the original of this post... >>Any ideas what might prevent an '83 Vanagon (fuel injected, water cooled) >>from wanting to...
• Re: E15 fuel?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 26 Dec 2012 18:27:05 -0800
  ...but I am not finding it in fuel system compoenents very much, if at all. the small engine guys in your example sound like...
• Need some assistance to see if my mechanic is overcharging me...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:16:54 -0400
  ...fuel rails, injectors, new rubber for injectors provided, new spark plugs, new fuel hoses, wires, wiring harness, Air Flow System, with all new gaskets...
• Re: Not quite a backfire . . .
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:00:54 -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: Engine Interrupted. Any Ideas, Please?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:42:17 -0700
  ...problem it is fuel injection related ....those are trickier to fix > sometimes. > I thnk a lot of techs avoid that system. > I havn't...
• Re: 3.3 verses 4.3 verses 1.9???
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 08:05:18 -0700
  To me, l/100km makes sense as I can tell how much fuel I burn in an hour. Some countries use other units like...
• Re: Heaters: Propane vs. Gasoline vs. Diesel
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 09:25:54 -0600
  ...The problem I had was that you had to modify the fuel for high altitude extreme cold use or it put out very little...
• Re: Engine died after a mysterious "BOOM!"
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 28 Mar 2017 21:55:29 -0400
  ...Van has a number of electric connections with fuel injection microprocessor and the various components of the fuel and ignition system. Dirt on the...
• Re: CR Rowlands hot start problems
  Historical mailing list - Jess Lopatynski
  Sun, 2 Aug 1998 22:32:38 -0400
  ...It will start on just the residual pressure in the fuel system. Immediately plug the relays back in to turn the fuel pump back...
• thoughts about fuel filters etc
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 7 Jul 2004 10:11:12 -0700
  ...but seeing as it cost about half the price of a fuel fill up it seems reasonable. Similarly, following Joel Walker's advice (and...
• Re: What is the container behind the rear passenger-side wheel?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Mon, 15 Jun 2015 15:12:56 -0700
  Charcoal canister for the fuel evap system... Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Marc...
• 1.25 ratio rockers on 1.9L motor?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
  Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:38:54 -0800
  ...There's some info on the 2.1L and issues with fuel mixture if you do not have the performance chip. I've eliminated...
• Re: want to buy a fox, (no on the Fox, BUY,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Sun, 26 Apr 1998 21:21:52 -0400
  ...It's a very simple fuel injection system and they run smoother than the CIS cars. I have an almost like new 87 Quantum...
• 85 Vanagon GL Stalls when Warm
  Historical mailing list - Ward, Jeremy
  Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:02:37 -0800
  ...I think the obvious suspect is the fuel injection system. Where would you start? This is a topic that I see has been discussed...
• Re: Vanagon Toys FS
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 14 Dec 2005 07:12:40 EST
  ...They do not read the OXY sensor and have a more aggressive mapping of the fuel delivery. BTW I also have two new ones...
• Re: Retrofit Electric Pumps and a 110V pre-heat circulating system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:22:13 -0500
  ...Top Fuel dragsters have no cooling system of any kind I believe. As for after run cooling..........it doesn't seem to hurt engines...
• Re: Testing fuel injectors
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Fri, 27 Dec 2002 22:49:09 -0500
  ...Does anyone have >experience using any of the testing systems available...I'm thinking of the >discontinued TIF Fuel Injector Testor(TIF 357EFI) that...
• Re: update - Rocky's results - was Westy Karma, was stuck in Custer
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 22:18:40 -0700
  Still sounds like an air leak on the exhaust side of the system. Too much O2 getting to the sensor, makes the computer run...
• Re: Bus Depot Sucks NO NOT AGAIN!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 14:52:32 -0800
  ...your stock heating > system. > > has a preset timer too. no need for aux fuel, at it taps off your > vehicles > >fuel line. > > > >pmail if...
• Re: Tranny oil
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Oct 94 8:16:03 EDT
  ...wreckers); the FI system is easier to maintain (and diagnose) if set up properly; it seems pretty good on fuel and it starts well...
• Re: Fair price for a Joker?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 02:37:37 -0400
  ...The fuel system alone will probably need some work including a new tank. Injectors and fuel pump will soon be an issue. All the...