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• Re: 1987 Wolfsburg Vanagons Question
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 22:50:27 EST
  ...1- 2.1 L WBX Fuel Injected engine; 4-speed manual trans; power steering & brakes, steel belted radials. 2- Color keyed wrap around bumpers...
• Re: Gas just went up $0.14 per liter!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 11:36:51 -0600
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver - not traveling much with the high fuel prices. Keith Adams wrote: > Nope Dave, here in Calgary it went from...
• Re: Latest dyno run
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 11 Apr 2006 21:43:27 -0400
  it seems that there is a fuel injection problem or some other significant problem with that boxer run you have. that is unless you...
• Re: She's Home! (Was: '87 Vanagon turns and turns but won't start)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 Sep 2012 14:38:06 -0400
  ...of weeks ago and went through the entire fuel system, finding that plenty of fuel was getting to the cylinders. We ran out of...
• Re: European gasoline $$$$$$$$$(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 22:29:24 -0800
  ...their > systems > but the rest of us have no choice and must, I would hate to have to > clear out a fuel system with...
• Re: Lowering Coolant Pressure for Headgaskets
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Sun, 17 May 1998 20:00:22 -0500
  ...Remember, the entire Digifant system is reliant upon 195 deg F water temp for proper (ops normal) feedback to the ECU. Anything lower than...
• Re: thoughts about fuel filters etc
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 7 Jul 2004 15:03:01 -0400
  ...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: Part search request for assistance, 81 - 83 air coolled Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Tue, 28 Nov 2006 17:49:55 -0800
  ...goes from the air flow meter to the intake manifold (fuel injection type system) , my original is torn open, 81 - 83 air coolled, auto...
• Re: mini review of Ecoque grill (van camping grill/bbq)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 3 Jan 2014 15:42:22 -0600
  ...useful fuel and it is a wonder that more stove systems do > >>> not > >>> use it. > >>> Jim > >>> > >>> > >> Wood is not always a plentiful fuel. There...
• Re: Water 4 Gas. com Does it work? Has Anyone Tried it? Know of It?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:53:52 -0400
  ...his > system finalized and proofed and has used it awhile) but I've still no > doubt > it does improve performance and increase fuel mileage...
• Re: Another Burning Van!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 4 Jun 2009 11:03:14 -0700
  On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 9:44 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans<scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > my thoughts about 'changing fuel lines' ....... > personally, I...
• Vanagon cold hard start issues
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 9 Oct 2007 03:29:21 -0500
  Well, I've cried to the list before about how my 90GL with the Haltech ECU system on it won't start at all...
• Re: Fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 07:07:06 -0400
  ...The FI pumps move a lot of fuel. This makes the fuel pick up some engine heat. The inlet restriction can be a problem...
• Re: ES-12 Caution
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 02:25:08 -0700
  ...Strict laws regulate combustible fuels and where and where they can't be used. So the question is , where in the AC system is...
• Re: BA-6 installed not a BA4 up front on a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 27 Oct 2002 09:58:33 -0600
  Anyone that does a proper installation of a BA-6 heater with the rear booster fan, heater crossover pipe, drops the fuel tank to...
• Re: Automotive propane in the US
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 22:27:17 -0800
  ...Most have had the propane >systems removed. Propane is readily available if you are willing to look >for it and don't tell the...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Wed, 8 Feb 2006 04:35:00 -0500
  ...How to - or not - bleed the cooling system >> >> >>> Ok. New water pump put in by a shop, front end up, bleed the system per...
• Re: Question about Diesel Westies...
  Historical mailing list - Dusty Edwards
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:43:38 -0700
  ...and then you >don't have to worried about a dual fuel system and all those hassles. >try here for info; > >TDI-conversion@yahoogroups...
• Re: Don't top off gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 15 Aug 2014 17:21:58 -0500
  ...New tank (had been smacked from below some time, but didn't have a leak), new venting system, no odors. Fill the tank up...
• Re: For sale: 1982 Vanagon diesel
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 18 May 2001 13:58:06 -0500
  ...Gabriel gas shocks Toyo 100,000 mile all season radials starter glow plugs fuel injectors water pump oil filler tube exhaust system Blauplunct stereo...
• Re: EUROVAN EXHAUST
  Historical mailing list - Michael Pelikan
  Mon, 25 Nov 1996 09:33:33 -0500 (EST)
  At 06:31 PM 11/24/96 -0600, you wrote: > > Dear EV Owners, > > I was just wondering what your experience with the exhaust >system...
• Re: Belly Pans for speed or MPG
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 18 May 2008 19:12:21 -0700
  ...The waterboxer fuel injection system is desperately crude compared to other systems - just the 90s era Subaru is so superior ......twice as strong in...
• Re: '78 F.I. Problems.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Sep 1995 06:33:10 -0700
  ...When I adjusted the fuel/air mix screw nothing changed (quite odd). It got progessively worse. I checked the air flow meter like Bentley...
• Re: Digifant FI System Pro Training Manual PDF
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 14:33:59 -0400
  ...It really > > > explains how the system works. Even has a drawing of > > the fuel map that > > > the ECU uses for it's operation. > > > > > > Any...
• Re: Runaway Starter Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 5 Nov 2013 13:14:41 -0800
  ...won't start - not even sputter) >> New ignition switch >> Fuel pump runs (pressurizes the system ok) >> >> No start. >> >> I tried a couple of shots...
• Re: blinking coolant light -- opinions on diagnosis needed
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 9 Sep 2007 19:18:19 +0000
  ...John Runberg <jrunberg@MAC.COM> > We'll, now that the fuel system on my '90 is sorted, the coolant system wants > attention. > > Yesterday the...
• Re: The power we really need!
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:33:51 -0400
  ...management system was SOOOO easy that it was just a few wires to hook up (starter, negative, and ground), used the stock fuelpump and...
• Re: Recommendations, anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 21:21:54 -0700
  ...cooling system in general ....'the area' that is most likely to get you ... aside from some weird running/electronics thing electrical system needs to...
• Re: Gas Milage and the Fuel Pressure Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 10 May 2001 19:38:12 EDT
  ...got a tank of Non metallic sediment that has damaged my fuel system and put my van on the disable list until I can...
• Re: fuel lines: if it ain't broke
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Mon, 5 Oct 2009 10:00:13 -0700
  ...replacing > all the fuel lines too.� Got the GoWesty fuel line kit - HOWEVER - I'm > re-thinking an entire fuel line replacement job.� I...
• Vanagon Models, 1990 - USA
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Sep 1996 13:08:03 -0400
  ...electronic fuel injection 90HP @ 4800RPM (SAE net), 117FtLbs @ 3200RPM 4 speed manual transmission Rear wheel drive Electronic ignition Dynamic oil pressure system Thermostatically controlled...
• re on re of 88 problems 88 gl
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 19:12:44 -0800
  ...fuel pressure gauge but i have no idea what >it is suppose to be how much pressure is suppose to be on the system...
• Surging between 1700 and 3000 rpm
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 20:53:19 -0400
  ...What do we think the goo is? It looks waxy and very much like something you don't want in your fuel system. There...
• Re: Subject: 86 Vanagon intermittently shuts off at speed
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 22:51:25 -0800
  ...2. Air sensor ($450 for part) > 3. fuel filter > 4. Fuel pump > 5. Water in cooling system > 6. some pretty technical solution that involves...
• Air Fuel Mixture Logic
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Sun, 28 Dec 2003 09:14:08 -0500
  ...Current situation: - the FI system checks out and fuel pressure is to specification. - valves were readjusted (after they pumped up) and compression is now...
• Re: MAF Sensors and the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 7 Dec 2010 00:21:52 -0500
  ...This tells the ECU that there's more air going through the system than actually is, causing it to inject extra fuel, hence for...
• Re: 84/85 fuel injection
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 10 May 1998 12:06:54 -0700
  ...86-91's use the Digifant system (at least here on the North American continent) which is a different ECU and Throttle Body. Jim...
• FOR SALE: Natural Gas Conversion Kit
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 18:11:27 -0800
  My Double Cab used to be dual fuels, both gasoline and natural gas. The conversion kit worked extemeley well on the highway where I...
• CARB Certification
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 15:17:12 EST
  ...They also pressure test the fuel system, except when the cap doesn't fit. ;) No inspection of tires, brakes, lights, or any of that...
• Wiring 86+ dash pod into 83.5 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Data Services
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 22:11:50 -0400
  ...Probably not the fault of the system so much as the operator. I got close with a description of a tach pod transplanted into...
• Re: 84 westy
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 2 Mar 2013 14:42:42 -0600
  ...Won't even turn over I can hear the fuel pump when I turn the key. > Any ideas? It's an 84 westy with...
• Re: re-shaping vanagon gas tank for more capacity (Re: Reason for Saddle-shaped gas
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:45:17 -0500
  ...I have to drop my tank soon to repair the tank vent system. That might be a good time for a rebuilt tank. Regards...
• Re: High idle issues
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:22:13 -0700
  ...which fuel system is on your engine ? ..... is it the completel Digifant that 86 and later 2.1's have - with an electronically controlled...
• Re: 060412 AFM question
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 16:27:07 -0400
  ...basically a federally required port to be able trouble shoot fuel injection and emissions related systems. the oxygen sensor generates it own voltage and...
• Re: Running Rich
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:50:34 -0500
  ...The idle stabilizer system can also cause a rough running engine, and you can trouble shoot that system by simply disconnecting the idle stabilizer...
• Re: Carrying extra gasoline in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 4 Jan 2020 12:14:40 -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: Hydrogen help for the Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 29 Jan 2011 17:53:57 -0800
  ...Like I said, its an on demand system that >>> does >>> not replace the need for your current fuel and you do not store any...
• Additives, was: Additive
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 8 May 2000 10:56:48 -0400
  ...Chevron Techron Fuel System cleaner is a favorite. It comes in varying 'strengths', with corresponding cost from $3.50 to 9.50 per bottle...
• Re: rough running rig
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Mon, 9 Oct 2006 10:47:03 -0700
  ...I too thought it was the fuel filter, but finding one on the road in Oklahoma was impossible. Instead, I got some fuel injector...
• Re: 87 vanagon fuel-air problem
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 06:35:30 -0500
  ...As a test unplug the single wire going to the o2 sensor this will force the fuel injection system into open loop and it...
• 2 questions from a new list member
  Historical mailing list - Martin Haggblom-Payne
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 12:22:44 -0700
  ...PO really babied it and all is stock with rebuilt engine, new clutch, fuel system, CV's, radiator & hoses, ignition switch & wire, oxygen sensor...
• Re: Horn beeps when starting '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Yates
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 16:19:53 +1000
  ...Horn beeps when starting '87 Westy First of all, thanks for all the great replies and ideas about how to bring extra fuel along...
• Re: Update on Waterboxer vs Transplant Power Options
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 01:48:00 EDT
  ...I had started to build an integrating fuel injector duty cycle measurement system to map things with the Road Dyno board my son and...
• Re: Coleman Plat Cat Heater Report
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 00:34:21 -0600
  ...Other airplanes I flew had a fuel injection button in the oil system, and using a table marked with time in seconds and outside...
• Re: '88 GL - Gradual Power Loss
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 27 Mar 2012 05:24:34 -0700
  ...Muffler, cat, manifold fuel pump, fuel filter, Fuel pressure regulator plugs, wires, cap, ECU� o2 sensor, temp 2 sensor, air filter, AFM etc. � AND...
• Re: one last question from Woody
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 23:21:58 -0700
  ...I don't understand electrical systems well enough to > know if it is a plausible explanation for the fact that my fuel > pump dumped...
• Re: question about thermostat ... or not
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 4 Mar 2010 17:30:17 -0700
  ...I installed a rubber grommet in the fire starter hole and ran one solid piece of fuel line (all the way from the fuel...
• Re: Air Engine... the ultimate Vanagon Engine Conversion!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:21:13 -0500
  Yeah, $4/gal fuel is beginning to has it's effect. So far as efficient emmission free fuel goes - I have seen a power...
• Re: fuel leak - or not...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 17:30:23 -0700
  ...You can get a fuel pressure tester and check the system pressure. It may be that you have a problem with the regulator/return...
• Fuel Injection Help NEEDED!
  Historical mailing list - bill (w.r.) crick
  Tue, 2 Jul 1996 10:18:00 -0400
  ...This activated the long trip sensor in the fuel injection system and my van fortuanatley died in the driveway right after loading it to...