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• Re: 6 guys and vanagon x-country-UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:34:16 -0400
  ...but I'm always interested in EFI systems and 'real good reliability and longevity' .........and simplicity. what I often hear is that someone has...
• Re: 83-85 vanagon rear bleeder screw housing mod or repair?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:31:21 -0800
  ...but all 1.9 Digijet EFI and 1.9 cooling system ..with the addtion of the 2.1 type ( used on *many* models of...
• Re: Building Motor From 2.1 To 2.5
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Sat, 9 Sep 2000 14:49:09 EDT
  ...As to the digiphant EFI handling the bigger engine. I think that as long as you keep the stock valves, rockers, and camshaft it...
• Re: Wiring harness to distributor plug
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 23 Sep 2013 14:22:27 -0700
  ...But now I found ths too. > Thanx, > Paul > > Home � EFI Hardware Products � Electronics � TPS Sensors Kits and Parts � > connector TPS 3 pin plug Bosch...
• Re: Slow turnover when starting.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 15 Apr 2012 01:06:06 -0700
  ...Any engine will fit of course ( I run a 2.1 wbxr on the early Digijet EFI and 1.9 cooling system ..and love...
• T3s in W Canada & reports of RHD used Japanese imports here (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 20:49:05 +1200
  ...None had the EFI turbodiesel 1KZ-T engine.All of the bigger coupes (Corona Mk II, Cresta =Cressida) had the3 2.5-liter 1JZ...
• Re: Replacement AFM technology
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:06:30 -0700
  ...eliminate it entirely - check out Honda's for example - multi-point > EFI - no air mass or air flow meter. GM too, many other manufactures...
• Re: Carb conversions?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 17:31:37 -0700
  ...http://www.jameng.com/products/images/99217.090.jpg I take it you're an EFI fan. Thanks for the counterpoints. Most appreciated. Dennis...
• Re: Steering column shear bolt removal
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 16 Feb 2014 14:41:02 -0700
  ...spare $ 6,000 to 10K laying around. >> >> Digijet and Digifant waterboxer EFI systems are both fine. >> Each has advantages the other system doesn't...
• 2.5 Litre Big Motors From Brian
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Dec 1995 11:47:42 -0500
  ...Secondly, I am sure that Dennis Haynes could make up any required/advisable mods for this without abandoning Digifant. >do tune EFI systems but...
• Re: Any Guesses ~~ Now For Sure Your Turn Please ~ Update
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 4 Jul 2021 11:01:48 -0400
  ...Westy a few Years ago so as to install a GW EFI & also a spare ECU & >> >> Idle Control Relay just incase ~ For a few...
• Re: Fuel Injectors
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:49:39 -0700
  ...No cold start injector on waterboxers, 83 and up, with Digijet EFI. >> >> Generally ..air-cooled vanagons are dying out, lI'd say. >> Waterboxers are...
• Re: thread on underpowered?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 20 Apr 94 21:15:44 CDT
  ...or you could have that mythical 200mpg Bosch EFI. :) i've always figured mine was about right, cause the 80 bus got 18.6...
• Re: super vs. regular?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Sep 1994 07:52:39 -0400
  ...Ruby runs better and cleaner. > > > run the super in your rig. > > > 10-4 > > > the higher octane will allow your engine to run more eficiantly...
• Re: nuts in steering linkage and rack
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:20:07 -0800
  ...An '86 Vanagon modern? Hell yeah; its got EFI and was built by robots. The newest car we've ever had is my wife...
• Aircooled Westy - fuel problems?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Atkins
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 09:43:41 -0500
  ...I suspect a vacuum leak combined with overheating, but I have very limited experience with EFI and can't explain the rich mixture. The...
• Re: Van Died @ 70 MPH. Why? (Jetta conversion)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:14:27 -0700
  ...got going mode' is stronger for a short > period in an EFI fuel system like this. > > > whether the shut off was abrupt or 'soft...
• Re: can vanagon run w/out alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Data Services
  Sun, 4 Nov 2001 12:04:44 -0500
  ...or any other > accesories? > I know that on some cars the EFI uses electricity so if the alternator > goes you have a limited amount...
• Re: BenT VW items
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 12 Jun 2019 09:24:46 -0600
  Dan Am looking into this for a Friend in SantaFe for whom I just finished an install of the GoWesty EFI + New Injectors so...
• Re: Buying a Van
  Historical mailing list - Sullivan Scott
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:27:51 -0700
  ...a 1.8. �Good info on > the difference between CIS and EFI. �I'll look to see. �From what I > know on the tranny...
• Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 09:01:47 -0800
  ...They have done a great job, it's truly a modern EFI system, just like you would get with a Subaru conversion. You could...
• Euro-Drive: 89 Volkswagen Vanagon, Qua, Emissions/Poor-idle
  Historical mailing list - "Christian P Malacrea (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 09:47:42 -0500
  ...1 L Trans: Standard Mileage: 142,000 miles VIN: WV2ZB0250KG00327 Fuel: EFI Ignition: ELECTRONIC Emissions: Federal Misc Data: Quatro, 4 WD, federal Symptoms: Excessive...
• Re: Aircooled rules
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Sun, 3 Dec 2006 09:31:02 -0800
  ...Just a basic EFi and usual upkeep. And yes that includes living with the lack of power and strong heat, although one should point...
• Anyone want images of Hiace and Estima (narrow "Previa")?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 25 Aug 2001 19:18:37 +1200
  ...This particular Hiace is a full-time 4WD 3.0 EFI turbodiesel 5-speed Super Custom (short-wheelbase), with factory Cool & Hot Box & coffemaker...
• ourYay essagemay otay anagon-requestvay @ ERRY.VANAGON.COMGay
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 21 Dec 2004 08:43:55 -0700
  ...ethay imetay istslay ereway alwaysyay anagedmay anuallymay andyay isthay addressyay asway efinedday asyay anyay aliasyay orfay ethay ersonpay s inyay argechay ofyay ethay ailingmay...
• Re: Why not CIS? RE: Images of South African van on website
  Historical mailing list - Edward
  Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:05:11 -0500
  ...mechanical ingenuity, though hopelessly complex and cumbersome. > >Some would argue modern EFI is hopelessly complex, but not from a mechanical >point of view. And...
• O2 Sensorama, was: A few unrelated questions
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 09:55:22 -0400
  ...Failing to replace The 02 sensor eventually leads to the van reverting to the very lame "limp home" program in the EFI ECU. This...
• My recent engine tear-down: All is good again
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 10 Nov 2013 07:38:00 -0800
  ...digifant EFI. Recently I 'lost' two cylinders in this motor after about 50k miles. After getting good advice from people here and doing a...
• Re: Water Pump Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 20 Jun 2020 09:19:30 -0400
  ...GoWesty has a nifty > > tool they throw in with their EFI kit to hold the flywheel through the > > torque convert bolt access hole. Tool...
• Euro-Drive: FIX 87 Volkswagen Vanagon, dies
  Historical mailing list - "Darryl Evey (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Thu, 24 Feb 2000 15:29:42 -0500
  ...1 L Trans: Standard Mileage: 150,000 mi VIN: WV2YB0257HH073807 Fuel: EFI Ignition: Hall Unit Emissions: Ca Emissions Symptoms: dies Occurs: After 30 miles...
• Re: 84 Vanagon GL Intake Air sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 00:20:41 -0700
  ...Oxygen sensor performance, > Anything to do with cat or exhaust system, > EFI wiring harness......'rarely though' > ECU - also rare but possible. > Ground connections everywhere...
• Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:32:52 -0700
  ...Replaced an EFI pump (failed) and plastic pre-filter (just because) on the Westy in the AZ desert on I-10 east of Quartzsite...
• Re: 1.9 to 2.1 conversion question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:08:41 -0700
  ...on a 2.1 engine, but still using the 1.9 EFI wiring harness and ECU - 'maybe someday' I'll get around to working...
• Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 12:15:04 -0500
  ...They have done a great job, it's truly a modern EFI system, just like you would get with a Subaru conversion. You could...
• Re: 6 guys and vanagon x-country-UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:34:10 -0700
  ...a little more than that. > but I'm always interested in EFI systems and 'real good reliability and > longevity' .........and simplicity. > > what I often...
• Re: New engine, was Re: Ecu fix addendum
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 2 Apr 2020 14:53:55 -0700
  ...I've seen the 2.3L running the original Digifant and then changed to the GW EFI. The difference has surprised me. >> >> Yes this...
• Re: Upstream Fuel Filter dissection results
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 12:48:12 -0700
  ...I know it doesn't take long to seriously damage > an > engine running lean, so I would hope the EFI Brain would be 'on...
• Fwd: 2.5 Litre Big Motors From Brian
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Sat, 9 Sep 2000 11:28:29 -0400
  ...any required/advisable >mods for this without abandoning Digifant. > > >do tune EFI systems but they program every car individually while it's on > >their...
• Re: Fuel Injector (or wiring) Question: Deceleration, Fuel Shutoff Mode
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:34:37 -0700
  ...in a waterboxer Dififant or Digijet EFI system . the ECU fires all injectors at once. Sometimes called 'batch fire'. True ..that makes them not...
• Re: '83.5 westy starts, runs well, stalls, won't restart
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:25:22 -0700
  ...firing if they're >> worn, have big gaps, etc. >> All the EFI know is 'I"m cranking, I'm supposed to hold the injectors...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:42:34 -0400
  ...Many vehicles won't let you crank unless the clutch is in. >I might also check into available voltage during cranking for EFI and...
• Re: Friday NVC-MGB engine that rebuilds itself
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:02:37 -0700
  ...The EFI version has to be better. I once saw the 'climate control' unit in that carbed XJ6 my friend owned. .. a huge box...
• Re: Volksiebus - 88 Transporter - Rough Running Engine
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Sat, 18 Jan 2014 20:54:57 -0800
  ...get out of the car , not easy at all ) .....the whole EFI harness plus the ECU, plus an Air Mass Meter hanging on the...
• Re: The best engine conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 22:17:12 +1200
  ...old 20V Audi Quattro Coupe five Toyota 1KZ-T 3.0 EFI turbodiesel four (powerful; reliable but probably too heavy) Mitsubishi V6 Nissan V6...
• Re: 1981 Questions
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 22:47:59 -0500
  ...Learn to work on the EFI. It is really simple, as most of the folks who have taken the time to learn it will...
• Re: My recent engine tear-down: All is good again
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 10 Nov 2013 15:58:21 -0500
  ...digifant EFI. > > Recently I 'lost' two cylinders in this motor after about 50k > miles. After getting good advice from people here and doing a...
• Re: ourYay essagemay otay anagon-requestvay @ ERRY.VANAGON.COMGay
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:30:59 -0500
  ...ethay >imetay istslay ereway alwaysyay anagedmay anuallymay andyay isthay >addressyay asway efinedday asyay anyay aliasyay orfay ethay ersonpay s inyay >argechay ofyay ethay ailingmay...
• Re: Update on AFM testing procedure
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sat, 5 Jul 2014 09:53:28 -1000
  ...I've got a EFI vehicle that starts and runs fine, but 'falls on its face' power wise at anything above about 8 % throttle...
• Re: Fuel pump question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 30 Sep 2022 09:32:14 -0400
  ...VW used this pump with the quick slide disconnects for most of their low pressure EFI vehicles including the Beetle and Bus back to...
• Re: fuel pump producing bubbles
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:10:14 -0700
  ...like EFI or CIS ...would help to know which one ....it will always help people help you if you give the the full compliment...
• Re: Best van ever designed (was: Why do we love that damn van so much...)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 26 May 2002 09:40:31 -0500
  ...diesel > > 2.4 diesel (turbo oprtion) > > 2.8 diesel > > 3.0 EFI turbodiesel > > Auto or 5-speed manual; floorshift or column > > cartspring or torsionbar...
• Re: Friday NVC-MGB engine that rebuilds itself
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:22:06 -0500
  ...carbed version of the XJ6 is pretty nasty all right. > The EFI version has to be better. > > I once saw the 'climate control' unit...
• Re: Minimum spares kit. Was: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:34:14 -0700
  ...I can think of 3 that were genuinely bad in the last 2 or 3 years...among maybe 70 EFI vanagons. One was just...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:05:22 -0700
  ...I might also check into available voltage during cranking for EFI and ignition. I have seen that on n 84 wbxr ..but I have...
• Re: no power: running lean (i think)
  Historical mailing list - Seth F Gordon
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 19:37:57 -0400
  ...to have the following >> >checked: >> >ignition system, fuel injectors, compression leakdown, EFI diagnostic >> > >> >if it is loosing compression via the valves, what are those...
• Re: Know any good, fast mechanics in Austin Texas?
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Wed, 20 Nov 2002 14:48:56 -0500
  ...that Weber carburetor straight in the trash and replace the Bosch EFI. A central carburetor is worthless in Type4 motors due to the long...
• Re: more trouble with Billy
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 19:05:15 -0600
  ...Try: > > > http://www.251.org/digitool.html and search the > > > archives for digitool" This is truly a great > > > invention for you EFI types. Malcolm...
• RE: RE:bike storage and vehicle choices
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Dec 1995 13:34:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...faster, better mpg, cheaper and easier to repair (no EFI or EXPEN$IVE parts), easier to drive Toyota cons: not the cruising condo that...
• Re: can vanagon run w/out alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew M Fox
  Sun, 4 Nov 2001 07:20:41 -1000
  ...or any other > accesories? > I know that on some cars the EFI uses electricity so if the alternator > goes you have a limited amount...
• Re: VW car names ...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:56:04 -0800
  ...and 121 (export name for the small car I can't > remember the Japanese name for, Efini something-or-other), also sold > as Ford...