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• Fumes Evaporator? 85GL
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cirulnick
  Mon, 3 May 1999 15:16:41 -0400
  ...I assume this might be part of the fuel system (the fumes evaporator?) because the hoses are either vacuum tubes or fuel lines. It...
• Re: VW inline four-bangers
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 21:42:38 -0400
  ...I'm testing different fuel delivery >configurations for specific fuel consumption - which really has nothing >to do with miles per gallon per se, because...
• WAS guy broken down in N. California - now running again
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:43:49 -0700
  ...On his 87 the battery powers the ECU and fuel pump circuit through the alternator stud as a main wiring junction point. Zero volts...
• Re: Replace propane tank or components?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 00:32:51 -0400
  ...The streaks on the fuel tank are signs of fuel leakage either from the vent tubes or a hole on the upper side of...
• Re: Gas Gen. in Engine space? Nooooo!
  Historical mailing list - Peter Young
  Wed, 4 Jun 2008 18:44:05 -0400
  ...to-failing cooling system from working harder than it already does. Solar is the way to go, and given rising fuel costs may prove...
• Re: hesitations...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Atkinson
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 08:04:38 +1000
  ...I checked a few things but the fuel injection system got the better of me (I chickened out) and I took it to the...
• Re: Aircooled? - building my own interior heating system!
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Sat, 25 Nov 2006 13:11:39 -0500
  ...system. > Parts: > * Inline 12v heater (bought on Ebay for $70 - basically a temp. controlled glow plug in a metal Tee) > * inline electric carb fuel...
• Re: Gas Smell When Tank Full
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 13:32:57 -0500
  David Schwarze <des@teleport.com> writes: > >Pat Walsh writes: >> >> On a '78 I know that if you take the intake system off (in my...
• Re: New listee -- Desperately seek printed foil curcuit
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 07:11:07 -0500
  ...85 Jetta GL -Ole' Gray Mare 85 Vanagon GL - Goldie ------------------------- ------systemsfarm------- systemsfarm@shaw.ca ------------------------- "Any splelling errors are typos. Grammatical erros is because I...
• Re: Fix tank expansion system without a complete rework?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 29 Nov 2016 15:46:56 -0800
  ...Can one access the expansion tanks for the main fuel tank without removing the whole thing? If there's a halfway measure I could...
• Re: Update on Belize Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Werner Schink
  Sat, 15 Jan 2011 12:27:10 -0500
  ...getting sucked up into the system and bogging things down. So now I have to get a new fuel tank and parts sent down...
• Re: Fuel Injection Cleaner
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Fri, 10 Feb 1995 16:25:36 -0800
  ...NSC Analog Automotive Systems Tel. (408)721-3476 Fax (408)721-8292 M/S C2480
• Re: '72 engine questions
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Durstewitz
  Mon, 09 Oct 1995 15:38:12 -0800 (PST)
  ...it goes to the charcoal filter to provide air pressure for the fuel tank ventilation...not sure if you have the same engine i...
• preheater pipe
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Nov 1994 15:57:12 -0600 (CST)
  A few months ago, I replaced the stock exhaust system on my (fuel-injected) 75 Bus with a Monza. Today we've had the...
• Re: weird problem w/ poor 85 Westy gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Thu, 9 Jan 1997 21:38:27 -0700 (MST)
  ...Those tanks with the fuel system claener (K44 or is it 44K) just seem to go on and on. But when I figure in...
• need help from someone to look at their engine...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 16:07:37 -0400
  Dear List, I am missing a little piece from my fuel evaproative control system called a "restrictor" which is a small, 1/2" piece...
• Re: I need info on Audi 5 Cylinder motors
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 17:49:50 -0800
  ...Also what Fuel Injection systems >were available? >I would consider it a big favour. >Why do I want this info? It is a secret...
• Re: push start
  Historical mailing list - Ed Mellinger
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 10:42:44 -0800
  ...for example, if you had an ignition system failure. You'd dump a lot of raw gas out the exhaust pipe which indeed could...
• Re: Upgrading Digijet to 3-Wire O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Steve W
  Tue, 13 May 2003 19:34:35 -0700
  ...Upgrading Digijet to 3-Wire O2 > Sensor > > So how do you get the digijet system to fire up > the > "hot" wires on the 3...
• Re: biodiesel - New Zealand's answer
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 09:51:02 -0700
  Weeeellll they could just turn 'round and use a flexible piping system combined with the sheep, eliminate the methane problem and solve the fuel...
• Re: clutch slave cylinder mounting bolts/PC it's friday
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 19 Dec 2003 21:27:52 -0800
  ...are "fuel guages" and "dashboards" in web parlance. Mechanics would eventually also be able to argue passionately about meaningless comparisons among operating systems: "hey...
• searching archives
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:59:25 -0400
  ...My van started idling rough and dying a couple of months ago right after fixing the a/c compressor and recharging the system. I...
• Re: Update on Belize Vanagon- gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 15 Jan 2011 16:38:06 -0500
  ...I tested through the entire fuel injection system with a meter and all of the grounds and sensor tested fine so I am pretty...
• Re: Water in fuel. (85 westy)
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 15:42:12 -0800
  ...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: seizure
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 16 Sep 2001 23:46:46 EDT
  ...i found four leaking push rod tubes and an exhaust system full of fuel...(cannot express how fortunate i feel for the thing not...
• Re: Recommendations, anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 19:07:55 -0500
  ...Replace all > > the coolant hoses, and all the fuel hoses. When you replace the fuel > > hoses, make sure you eliminate the connector at the...
• Re: Expansion Tank Hose Weeps: Fuel Tank Full
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:01:57 -0400
  ...I'm not recommending it, because I > don't know enough about the system to know whether they're necessary, and it > apparently may...
• Re: ODBII for smartphones
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 21:13:47 +0000
  ...for my needs of wanting RPM and fuel economy etc... I am still tweaking the system as far as gauges and dashboards. I view...
• Re: Fuel Injection tuning - wide band O2 sensors
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 00:39:57 -0400
  ...The wide band units use newer technology O2 sensors that very accurately measure air fuel ratios from 10:1 to 20:1 and use...
• Re: Vanagon alternative fuel (long but lots of good links)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 21:44:34 -0600
  ...Vegetable oil is more costly to produce at this time than plain >old diesel fuel. However, you can run a diesel on 'pre-used...
• RE: Nervous about heads
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Jan 97 13:17:22 EST
  ...What a shame!! I should ad it's a >turbo diesel but I think there is nothing to do with the cooling system. > >Thanks...
• Re: Bosch ECU connectors
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 7 Oct 1999 11:24:50 -0500
  ...and controls of the fi (fuel injection) system. I have done this on an 81 california L-Jetronic system and another listee has done...
• Re: Air Conditioning
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 27 Sep 2021 14:18:00 -0700
  Redid my fuel lines AND the "fire starter" connection through the bulkhead in front of the engine compartment in 2008 and again last year...
• Re: What would you do
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Wed, 7 Jun 2006 09:34:15 -0400
  ...Heck, couldn't a whole new system be put in for 4500!??! Go with what you know...that's what I say... Dave On...
• Re: Not passing smog, still... Need help!
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sat, 24 Aug 2002 19:26:54 -0700
  ...The fact that you cannot get open loop below 0.5v verifies the weakness is beyond the operating parameters of the system. Now, if...
• Re: 85 Westfalia Weekender fails Evap test.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 17 Jun 2015 17:12:21 -0700
  They pinch the hose and pressure test at the fuel filler. I believe the systems needs to hold 1.5PSI for a few seconds...
• Re: power steering leak '91 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile, 2.1 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Berg
  Thu, 17 Feb 2011 13:31:06 -0500
  This is a slightly different use case, but I had good results with putting a couple of ounces of ATF stopleak in my system...
• Re: Digifart MAF question
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:27:57 -0400
  ...it bolts right up but the resistance values are different which means in basic terms different amounts of fuel are pumped in the engine...
• Re: Bentley index
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 16:31:50 -0800
  ...like engine, cooling system, FI system, etc... then just go to the appropriate section and thumb through it... another problem is that you need...
• Vanagon engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Sun, 10 Aug 2003 12:23:05 -0700
  ...The Jetta is a CIS-E fuel injection system.. which I guess I'm going to learn about. Anyone out there done one of...
• Re: Friday Stuff: Engine Transplant Rejection Cured!
  Historical mailing list - Dan Weeks
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:48:31 -0600
  ...due to foreign body rejection by the Vanagon's auto immune > system! It > has been found that just like kidney or heart transplants in...
• Re: Another Burning Van!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 21:44:08 -0700
  my thoughts about 'changing fuel lines' ....... personally, I'd amend that to 'check your fuel lines' ......... which is what I do, on the either...
• Re: Old Gas?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:11:14 -0400
  ...But you can add fuel stabilizer to the tank now, it will help some. ( of course fuel won't be circulating through the fuel...
• Re: Road trip from Florida to Pennsylvania
  Historical mailing list - Laura Mangan
  Mon, 6 Mar 2017 15:41:41 -0500
  ...I'm seeing a common recommendation to replace fuel lines.... How much will that cost to have done/do myself? I'm not sure...
• Re: Fuel Tank Reseal Kit Update
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 2 Dec 2004 07:02:18 -0500
  ...So I disassembled the enter >fuel system and dropped the tank. a little more than a GALLON OF WATER in the >tank along with...
• Re: gas prices- a canadian perspective
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 19:55:29 -0500
  ...Watercooled engines are much more tolerant of this extra heat, but with modern fuels many people are finding that aircooled engines are already producing...
• Re: 7mm braided coolant hose, overflow to pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Jul 2015 17:30:20 -0400
  ...This is also used for the pressurized small hoses on the cooling system. I am still buying this from the dealer. I have yet...
• Engine Swap
  Historical mailing list - sbrown
  Wed, 17 Sep 1997 11:19:24 -0400
  ...I would greatfully appreciate any input as the the best fuel injection system, exhaust manifold, and any other information anyone wishes to share. This...
• Re: the stupidest question yet!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Jul 1997 03:47:20 -0400 (EDT)
  ...curtains and seem to have little to do with the fuel infection system. >> YES!!! THAT IS THE DUMBEST QUESTION EVER ASKED ON THE VANAGON...
• Re: Electric Water Pump (was: Re: Electric Vanagon? Now really useful tips..)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:22:19 -0500
  ...I have often wondering if this is due to some restriction or problem in the cooling system that is not letting things flow as...
• Bad battery...after 12 years
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 7 May 2015 03:16:00 +0000
  ...Anyway, put it in.  Started right up, all systems GO. I drive about 5,000 miles a year in my beloved Vanagon (second vehicle...
• Re: 11MPG!
  Historical mailing list - Paolo Damiani
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 14:22:37 EST
  ...Bosch Fuel Injection & Engine Management by Probst. While it won't necessarily have all the answers, it has helped me understand FI systems. Good...
• Re: Engine Replacement Questions?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 07:34:42 -0500
  ...The fuel injection system > from the 1.9L is used. You would need the 2.1L exhaust. > > Paul Kirsch > 90GL Paul,Jason the 2...
• Re: 88 fuel lines / exaust
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 06:29:03 -0500
  Hi Randy! When I replace the engine n my 88 GL I replaced ALL hoses in the engine compartment - both fuel and water lines...
• Re: 87 GL Turns Over Finally!!! was: 87 still not starting, need fuel pump advice
  Historical mailing list - monte merrick
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 13:11:04 -0700
  ...Just finished a job >> >> > >> replacing >> >> > >> fuel tank seals and new fuel filter. >> >> > >> >> >> > >> Now I'm getting power to the fuel pump at least. Connected...
• Re: Start-Stop Syndrome Returns
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 17 Aug 2012 17:44:57 -0400
  ...I can't see anything in the supply system inclined to cyclic failure - ah! *except* for the ECU control to the fuel pump relay...
• Re: stumped
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:20:16 -0800
  ...stumped You said no flooding, but are you getting ANY fuel? If there is fuel, I would suspect your distributor is 180 degrees out...
• Re: I got it! 89 Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 13:27:31 -0600
  ...Check fuel system for rot and failure. Check brake system for rot and failure. I guess I would look at a maintenance schedule (typically...
• Re: Temp Gauge Out, Heat Blasting
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Mon, 17 Jul 2006 23:57:30 -0400
  ...sends that info to the ECU as part of the fuel injection system. All these things are mostly independent of one another. Sometimes the...
• Re: Bad fuel economy (solution) Ethanol, LVC
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Mon, 2 Sep 2013 14:51:43 -0700
  ...I have not had any issues with the fuel >> system of my van that I can document as attributable to running >> gasoline with ethanol...