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FI fuel pressure issues
Historical mailing list - Tarheel
Wed, 25 Jul 2001 16:57:43 -0400
...HMMMM So swapped fuel pump, and discovered that the system now holds pressure when I turn off the key. The old pump must've...
Diesels on NPR
Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
Thu, 13 May 2004 08:13:03 -0700
Don had the answer; we need a good, nation-wide mass transit system. Even if each one were state run and connected together, like...
Re: fuel pump noise
Historical mailing list - Al Brase
Thu, 30 Mar 2006 12:29:29 -0500
...Fuel pump noise is often caused by a restriction in the fuel system. Usually the restriction is on the inlet side. If there is...
Fuel system woes are over!
Historical mailing list - Ryan Dawson
Fri, 25 Jun 2004 11:48:45 -0400
Hi Everyone, I just wanted to thank all of you for your input and assistance on my fueling problems. It turns out that the...
Re: start - won't sart - solution
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 22 Aug 2003 23:37:46 -0500
...You have >>stated that you have fuel but no spark. The ECU controls the fuel >>injection system and is not in the igintion circuit...
Re: I've seen the Tii conversion completed
Historical mailing list - Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator
Mon, 5 Jun 2000 14:43:50 -0700
...The ecu just runs directly off the data maps without feedback from the system. This means things like intake leaks are dying fuel pressure...
Re: fuel tank <-> pump diameter mismatch
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:57:36 -0500
...The prepump fuel filter used on thse years makes the perfect adapter. Make sure the vapor recovery system (venting) is working properly and that...
Re: Fuel line size question
Historical mailing list - tmiller
Sat, 22 May 2004 22:00:12 -0400
...TEMiller Kevin wrote: >Anyone know the size of the fuel line before the pump for a 2wd? >Thanks >Kevin >87 Westy >Burlington VT >--- >Outgoing...
Engine swap - Fuel Injection - AFC v. CIS
Historical mailing list - Tom Altman
Thu, 3 Mar 2005 15:23:35 -0600
What has anyone done with the fuel injection on a Vanagon if they have done the 2.0 ABA swap? I have all the...
Re: GETTING STARTED
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sat, 19 May 2001 17:33:38 -0700
...getting a 1.9L Vanagon started after the fuel system > has been run dry. Do I need to "prime" the fuel injection somehow to...
Re: Marvel Mystery Oil
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 14 May 2004 18:25:00 -0500
...I also want to clarify my original question about > adding this "oil" to the fuel system. If one has a fuel system that is...
ford fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Jamie Foust
Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:41:12 -0500
...I have been using a fuel pump for one of the Ford Bronco/Ranger vehicles that has a Bosch look-alike fuel injection system...
Re: Fuel leak ruin trip to San Jose (FIRE HAZARD)
Historical mailing list - James R. Gilbert
Mon, 6 Apr 1998 20:39:31 -0400
...The fuel system has a fuel pump, I think, so the lines are under slight pressure when the car is running. A. ALWAYS keep...
78 Bus Fuel Problem Solved
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Wed, 12 Aug 1998 06:45:15 -0400
...I think that what is happening now is that there was probably lots of crap in the rest of the fuel system that has...
Re: 1.8T was (Subaru vs. VW Swap)
Historical mailing list - Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator
Mon, 22 May 2000 14:56:04 -0700
...To each their own. > - The 1.8T is gasoline and you don't have to change over your fuel system Change your fuel system...
Re: 1985 1.9 Hesitation at higher RPM **SOLVED**
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 9 Jun 2012 15:29:31 -0400
...That pump maintains ~40 psi in the fuel system when it's not running. I thought that was done by a check valve (which...
Re: Overheating (everything but the engine)-Vapor Lock
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 7 Sep 2007 08:16:02 -0400
...The fuel does pick up heat while circulating through the system and eventyaully raises the fuel temperature and vapor pressure of the fuel in...
Re: Hose on Fuel Injectors - replaceable?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 8 Oct 2004 12:42:12 -0500
...Hose on Fuel Injectors - replaceable? I removed my hoses at the fuel injectors by carefully cutting them out using a #11 exacto. This allowed...
[A] FOR SALE 75-79 BUS Fuel Injection Parts
Historical mailing list
12 Apr 1994 06:27:07 GMT
...All for that same fuel injection system 75-79 busses thermo-time switch oil pressure switch fuel injectors (2) cold start valve prices neg...
Re: Digifant Fuel System Troubleshooting Experience
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 11 May 2009 18:52:18 -0700
...into the fuel system, turn on > the > ignition to pressurize the system (pump should shut off after 5 seconds), > note the fuel pressure and...
Re: 79 Bus -- running at last!!!
Historical mailing list
Thu, 14 Dec 1995 05:28:51 -0700
...the carb on a high pressure FI system? Does the carb work with that pressure? Was the whole fuel system altered?! Any idle problems?
Re: Fuel Smell on Fill up
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Fri, 29 Nov 2002 12:08:08 -0800
Steve, You probably have a bad hose(s) in your fuel tank venting system. It's pretty common on Vanagons. The only way to...
Re: Fuel Filter Question
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Wed, 18 Jul 2001 19:01:07 -0700
Hi Steve, I changed my fuel filter a day or so ago in my 90 GL (system layout: tank, pump, filter, engine) and the...
FI question....white or gray smoke at start up
Historical mailing list - Tarheel
Tue, 24 Jul 2001 11:16:31 -0400
...Any ideas what this is, or how to stop it? Leaky injector? Also, should the fuel system maintain pressure when the key is off...
good new fuel tank source?
Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:30:17 -0400
...After a month going through every other system, I finally tracked the running problems of my I4 conversion to a restricted fuel tank outlet...
Re: busses, environment, etc. - stats?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 17 Oct 1996 21:54:19 -0700 (PDT)
...i had heard of farmers using canola or sunflower oil in their tractors, some mods had to be made else the fuel system got...
Re: LVC - TDI metal shavings in fuel system
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Fri, 26 Jul 2013 19:50:04 -0400
...You may have gotten a newer revision fuel pump with the replacement. You can count yourself lucky that the stealership warrantied the work and...
Gas tank/fuel system cleaner
Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:59:23 -0400
...wash away any > varnish from old fuel in the lines/pump as it runs through the system? I > was thinking something REALLY nasty like...
Re: Looking for fuel system parts, 81 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Gerry Rafferty
Mon, 15 Jul 2002 19:15:04 -0700
...Looking for fuel system parts, 81 Vanagon > Hi All: > > I am in the process of replacing the grommets and vent lines on my 81...
Re: recall notice web site
Historical mailing list - Fred Younger
Wed, 1 Apr 1998 16:19:28 -0600
...1991 There are two recalls associated with the fuel injection system (which look to me to be the same) and one with the air...
fuel rail/line recall?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 14 Jun 2004 18:50:19 -0500
...SF Notification Date: System: Fuel Lines. Vehicle Description: Passenger Cars. Description of Defect: The fuel hose attached to the fuel distribution rail on the...
Re: WHY? Engine fire totals my 81 Westy
Historical mailing list
Mon, 21 Sep 1998 12:52:51 EDT
...Are there known problems with fuel system hoses, components? 3. I've heard that there also may be known probs with the fuel supply...
Re: Looking for a Bentley Service manual
Historical mailing list - Hotch
Wed, 26 Feb 1997 11:33:56 -0500
...I have already put new plugs, wires, > cap, rotor, fuel filter, and had the fuel system set. The mechanic said > that my OXS sensor...
Motor Vac
Historical mailing list - gary domestico
Mon, 23 Nov 1998 13:38:28 -0500
...I have changed the aif flow meter, main computer, coil, ingnition, put in cans of fuel system cleaner and still no luck. It runs...
my 88 auto will not pass inspection, the mechanic says there is too much fuel passing through
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:51:19 -0500
...says there is too much fuel passing through the meter. I guess he means into the exhaust system? This is for a NYC inspection...
Re: Fwd: Fwd: Stranded - my first heartbreak
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Thu, 7 Dec 2006 08:28:45 -0600
...the FI system. The problem was the air lock >in the line before the fuel pump, inside the tank. The fuel line INSIDE >the...
Diesel Fuel Hose
Historical mailing list - Southard Family
Thu, 24 Aug 2000 23:41:38 -0400
...the hoses I'm talking about on page 20.10 (Diesel Fuel System). These appear to be larger in diameter than the return line...
84 West Wolfsburg (fuel injection or fuel pump?
Historical mailing list - Bradley Gordon
Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:53:15 +0000
...I have checked the plugs, adjusted the timing, checked fuel pressure and changed fuel filters. I know little about the fuel injection systems, but...
Re: What is an AFM?
Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
Tue, 5 Oct 1999 14:34:04 -0400
...although I believe hot wire >systems never made it to Vanagons. A really good book on how Bosch >Fuel Injection works can be found...
Alcohol in gas
Historical mailing list
Fri, 6 Jan 95 16:41:51 CST
...That seems counter intuitive to me because you can use alcohol to chase water out of a fuel system. Charles Vaughan 84 GL cev...
Re: Why Fuel Level Might Affect Performance
Historical mailing list - Justin Pentecost
Tue, 18 May 1999 16:05:10 +0100
...also I think the transporter has a pretty sufisticated "Recycling"system to condense vaporised petrol. I once had a peugeot 504 where this system...
Re: Power loss still in '85
Historical mailing list - Andree Hurley
Sat, 12 Jan 2002 11:54:17 -0500
The latest - I took the van first to a dealer service area where he told me the fuel injection system is such a problem...
fuel system problems?
Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
Tue, 6 May 2003 06:02:51 -0700
...Which leads me to believe it's a fuel system problem. Any idea's on what frequently might be bad in this situation. Or...
Re: Fuel tank suction...
Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
Fri, 10 Apr 1998 12:58:24 -0500
...Vanagon's fuel tank replaced ($650) because it had sucked itself into a crumpled and leaky shape. Some part of the system was malfunctioning...
Re: higher octane higher burn temperature
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Fri, 28 Dec 2001 23:35:26 -0800
...land surveyor: Fuel is piped from the refineries to the distribution centers. It all goes in one (typically) 26" pipe. The system on the...
FS: Carb system from 1.9 European Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Wed, 3 Jan 2001 19:29:12 EST
...gas engined Double Cab to Fuel Injection. For those of you so inclined to install a carburetor, his system will be for sale next...
Re: fuel/air mixture diagnostics
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
Thu, 8 Jul 2004 12:09:23 -0700
...If there is a leak in my exhaust system, then is it possible that air is leaking into the exhaust system and fooling the...
Re: GETTING STARTED
Historical mailing list - Russ Gunter
Mon, 28 May 2001 10:02:43 EDT
...You may remember I had asked for advice since it had been setting up for some time and the fuel system had been drained...
Re: Fuel line clamps-how to remove?
Historical mailing list - Richie Chunda
Wed, 17 Jul 2002 00:22:00 EDT
...What is being discussed is the crimped EAR clamps on the fuel lines, not he spring clamps on the cooling system. Richie
86 Vanagon Digifant stalling!
Historical mailing list - Maurizio Penna
Wed, 7 Oct 1998 15:24:02 -0700
I have a problem with my 1986 VANAGON GL with Digifant fuel injection system. It always starts and idles with no problems but after...
Re: Digifant question...fuel pump effect?
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Mon, 28 Apr 2014 20:33:58 -1000
...I've been dilligent about running some fuel system > cleaner through often and also I use Stabil as a fuel system cleaner after > finding...
Re: Newbie '86 Vanagon owner here
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:32:59 -0500
...Vanagons are > notorious for burning up, and the fuel system is at fault virtually > every time. Be sure to get good German OE hose...
83.5 Westy FS
Historical mailing list - Bill Thomas
Sat, 23 Mar 2002 02:00:41 EST
...Many new parts including muffler and catalytic converter, fuel injection system, ignition system, alternator, front and rear heater cores, waterpump and thermostat w/ long...
Re: Parts List for Complete Fuel injection system for 1982 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Tue, 7 Sep 2004 12:08:05 -0400
...Complete Fuel injection system for 1982 Vanagon > > Hi Volks, > > Winter is now looming somewhere off in the distance, and I'm thinking > that my...
Re: Boxer electronics options?
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Mon, 2 Feb 2009 10:36:22 -0500
...It's an open-source > DIY fuel injection system that can be installed using the original VW > sensors and fuel rail. It will take...
Cooling/fuel/exhaust System Overhaul
Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
Thu, 8 Jan 2015 09:11:53 -0600
...I've got several new parts to install, mostly involving the cooling, fuel delivery, and exhaust systems: - RMW SS cooling pipes - RMW SS coolant...
Re: Digifant Fuel System Troubleshooting Experience
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Tue, 12 May 2009 07:53:17 -0400
...into the fuel system, turn on the > ignition to pressurize the system (pump should shut off after 5 seconds), > note the fuel pressure and...
Re: Feedback wanted: SA stainless tanks last year
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:42:01 -0700
...The difference being the refuel tanks still feed through the existing fuel lines and not directly to injection system. > > Wondering what sort of fuel...
fuel line replacement
Historical mailing list - James Creech
Wed, 10 Jan 2001 09:43:15 -0500
...I am about to replace many of the fuel lines and components of my high pressure fuel system (from fuel pump to engine). It...
temp gauge and fuel injection
Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
Thu, 11 Jan 2001 20:27:18 -0500
...all injectors and fuel system components have over 173,000 miles on them and may be bad. what else could cause the hesitations i...