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Re: Eric's van is running again
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Tue, 3 Nov 2020 08:52:00 -0600
...I like the new GW EFI setup juxtaposed with the well worn idle > control valve...the new and the old. Lastly I was kind...
Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Thu, 4 Jan 2018 09:39:04 -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...
Re: Mystery starting issue 85 auto
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sat, 23 Dec 2023 11:17:45 -0500
...it is your van with the starting issue. > For the GoWesty EFI set up intermittent no starts can be caused by the cam position...
Re: Friday NVC-MGB engine that rebuilds itself
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Sun, 1 Jul 2012 16:43:35 -0700
...Friday NVC-MGB engine that rebuilds itself >> >> The carbed version of the XJ6 is pretty nasty all right. >> The EFI version has to be...
Re: Throttle Idle RPM question
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Fri, 2 Oct 2009 07:30:05 -0700
...minds than mine may give you a better answer soon, but ... EFI, or electronic fuel injection, by definition controls most aspects of fuel injection...
Re: Vanagon Re-power cheap and reliable...Reply from digest
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:53:24 -0400
...swap, especially with a Diesel donor van. > > The Golf/Jetta digi2 EFI can be wired by anyone with average skills and a > Bentley manual...
Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Thu, 4 Jan 2018 12:47:37 -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: Flickering Oil Light at Idle
Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
Fri, 5 Sep 2014 18:55:49 -0400
...numerous ways to do it . > even if you keep your Digijet EFI ...it's very nice to have a *compete* > 2.1 exhaust system...
Re: Eric's van is running again
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 3 Nov 2020 15:32:43 -0500
...I like the new GW EFI setup juxtaposed with the well worn idle >> control valve...the new and the old. Lastly I was kind...
Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 4 Jan 2018 09:45:58 -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...
Re: 2.1 L Oil filler tube needed
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:26:48 -0700
...engine with 2.1 exhaust and intake but 1.9 Digijet EFI ...it runs real well... but I don't think it would do...
Engine build, part 5
Historical mailing list
Sun, 14 May 1995 15:33:51 -0700
...afternoon, this bus was cruisin, hard to keep it below 65. EFI was snappy, running under 20% throttle, often as little as 9% at...
Re: Eurospec Conversion: Digifant Comment
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Wed, 29 Jul 1998 14:50:03 EDT
...Finally the knock sensor/ EFI Digifant system does a remarkable job of maximizing timing advance over a wide range on temperatures and pressures (read...
Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Thu, 4 Jan 2018 15:10:08 -0400
...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: All engines have issues...
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 22 May 2010 22:23:55 -0400
...All engines have issues... >> but a GOOD well done EFI 1.8 inline four gasser is a very decent pacakge. >> Just not overly powerful...
Re: it's cold in MT and my van won't start
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 2 Nov 2011 19:41:54 -0700
...your 1.9 Digijet EFI does not have a 'thermo time switch'. Study the Bentley manual.. start with their checks on the Aux Air...
Summary on inline gas motor upgrade project..Long post
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 1 Oct 2010 22:23:51 -0700
...I have done lots of suspension and stuff like that but I know very little about timing, EFI, electrons and motors. I can read...
Re: Vanagon Re-power cheap and reliable...Reply from digest
Historical mailing list - neil N
Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:29:46 -0700
...swap, especially with a Diesel donor van. > > > > The Golf/Jetta digi2 EFI can be wired by anyone with average skills and a > > Bentley manual...
Re: Minimum spares kit. Was: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:06:45 -0700
...bad in the last 2 or 3 years...among >> maybe 70 EFI vanagons. >> One was just a couple of months ago. >> I seriously carry...
Re: stalling problem when van is running for about 5 minutes.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 3 Aug 2009 17:55:15 -0700
...there is an adapter harness that goes between the air flow meter and the standard main EFI harness. most 2.1 vanagons have on...
Re: Minimum spares kit. Was: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 30 Aug 2011 07:10:05 -0700
...bad in the last 2 or 3 >> years...among maybe 70 EFI vanagons. >> One was just a couple of months ago. >> I seriously carry...
Re: Fuel Injector (or wiring) Question: Deceleration, Fuel Shutoff Mode
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:04:07 -0700
...Thanks for the reply. > >> in a waterboxer Dififant or Digijet EFI system . >> the ECU fires all injectors at once. Sometimes called 'batch fire'. > > Huh...
Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Wed, 18 Sep 2002 14:04:25 -0400
...Disconnect the EFI harness from the ECU, the alternator plug, the coil wires (that go to the motor), throttle cable, and the double relay...
Re: Aircooled rules
Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
Sun, 3 Dec 2006 12:22:49 -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...
Re: Simpler is better? Some nonVW content... & diesel
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:38:24 +1200
...Who needs direct-injection, DOHC, 16 valves or common-rail? I'm still looking for a 2.2-liter EFI 3C-T (94kW@4000...
Re: Flickering Oil Light at Idle
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sat, 6 Sep 2014 00:18:25 -0600
...numerous ways to do it . >> even if you keep your Digijet EFI ...it's very nice to have a *compete* >> 2.1 exhaust system...
Re: TIICO/ABA engine question
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:07:08 -0800
...It's from a 92 jetta, and it's a two liter, And uses EFI rather than the CIS-E mine has. sounding better...
Re: Gas mileage query for bostig converts
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:49:53 -0800
...fwiw, I get a steady 20mph in my 85 Adventurewagon, running a 2.1 wbxr engine on 1.9 digijet EFI .....I run Migilin...
Re: Throttle Idle RPM question
Historical mailing list - John C...
Fri, 2 Oct 2009 16:37:32 +0000
...minds than mine may give you a better answer soon, but ... EFI, or electronic fuel injection, by definition controls most aspects of fuel injection...
Re: sorry, (need conversion 1.8, etc)
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:56:28 -0700
...The Digifant II EFI fuel injection it real simple also. Seems like a no-brainer if your WBX motor does go. But they (inline...
Re: 84 running issue solved?
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 31 May 2022 20:45:39 -0400
...The is a 10% down payment toward the GoWesty EFI. The GoWesty EFI system installed in your 85 included their throttle body as that...
Re: no fuse for fuel pump? Adding fuses.
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 12 Mar 2023 18:46:06 -0500
...GoWesty EFI adds fuses for the pump, ignition, and ECU. > > > > For the power steering switch the connectors originally had covers. Most > > are broken and...
Re: Minimum spares kit. Was: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:51:23 -0500
...bad in the last 2 or 3 years...among >> maybe 70 EFI vanagons. >> One was just a couple of months ago. >> I seriously carry...
Re: Aircooled rules
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 3 Dec 2006 20:34:47 -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...
Re: Volksiebus - 88 Transporter - Rough Running Engine
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Sat, 18 Jan 2014 23:26:43 -0600
...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: Problem with 1991 Vanagon cooling system
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 8 Sep 2011 20:57:01 -0700
...oh btw....I just did a trip in my 85 Adventurewagon ( 2.1 engine , 1.9 Digiget EFI ) with Water Wetter in the coolant...
Re: Buying a Van
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:28:51 -0700
...the 'good kind' of EFI is electronically controlled ...identified by having just wires to a fuel rail.. and no braided fuel lines running around...
Re: Flickering Oil Light at Idle
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Fri, 5 Sep 2014 20:31:35 -1000
...numerous ways to do it . >>> even if you keep your Digijet EFI ...it's very nice to have a *compete* >>> 2.1 exhaust system...
Re: A bit rough idle, running. Unbalanced injectors?
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Sun, 19 Aug 2007 09:46:20 -0400
Martin, Unbalanced injectors seem to be a big problem on older CIS systems, not so much with EFI injectors. (at least in my experiences...
Re: Flickering Oil Light at Idle
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Sat, 6 Sep 2014 11:44:30 -0400
...numerous ways to do it . >>> even if you keep your Digijet EFI ...it's very nice to have a *compete* >>> 2.1 exhaust system...
Re: 84 running issue solved?
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Thu, 2 Jun 2022 10:11:58 -0400
...The is a 10% down payment toward the GoWesty EFI. The GoWesty EFI system installed in your 85 included their throttle body as that...
Re: Upstream Fuel Filter dissection results
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 4 Jun 2010 07:04:08 -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...
Re: Slight over run popping from exhaust..84 (inline VW with Digifant )
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 3 Aug 2009 17:18:57 -0700
...Plus I know there are list members with other > similar VW motors and knowledge of the Digifant EFI system. Here goes: > > This particular motor...
Re: stalling problem when van is running for about 5 minutes.
Historical mailing list - Bart Prinsen
Mon, 3 Aug 2009 20:57:12 -0700
...that goes between the air flow meter and the > standard main EFI harness. > most 2.1 vanagons have on on them already.\ > > when you...
Re: Aircooled rules
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 3 Dec 2006 20:43:02 -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...
Re: Are Today's Young People Mechanical Nitwits?
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:56:37 -0400
...Remember back in 1990 when the Audi's with cruise control and EFI and electronic transmissions were acting up? No-one could explain the...
Re: Arduino and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Sat, 16 Nov 2013 22:32:59 -0800
...One some systems ....say early volvo EFI ...there's a a fairly sophisticate throttle position switch ( and no AFM ) . The Ecu can see throttle...
Re: Minimum spares kit. Was: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:08:23 -0700
...bad in the last 2 or 3 |>> years...among maybe 70 EFI vanagons. |>> One was just a couple of months ago. |>> I seriously carry...
Re: Flickering Oil Light at Idle
Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
Sat, 6 Sep 2014 11:58:09 -0700
...numerous ways to do it . >>> even if you keep your Digijet EFI ...it's very nice to have a *compete* >>> 2.1 exhaust system...
Re: Best van ever designed (was: Why do we love that damn van so much...)
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 26 May 2002 10:32:59 -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: Buying a Van
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:40:04 -0700
...Good info on > the difference between CIS and EFI. I'll look to see. From what I > know on the tranny, the transaxle on...
Re: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP-water in fuel
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:55:46 -0600
...My real EFI experience is with D-Jet and K-Jet, not L-Jet but I did drag out some books. Looking at the...
Re: Arduino and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Sun, 17 Nov 2013 10:20:37 -0600
...I suspect not on Difijet and Digifant. > One some systems ....say early volvo EFI ...there's a a fairly > sophisticate throttle position switch ( and...
Re: no fuse for fuel pump? Adding fuses.
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 12 Mar 2023 20:13:12 -0400
...GoWesty EFI adds fuses for the pump, ignition, and ECU. >>> >>> For the power steering switch the connectors originally had covers. Most >>> are broken and...
Re: Replacing FI with Carbs on WBX 2.1L
Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
Sun, 8 Mar 2009 21:58:58 -0700
...And, if I'm close enough to the EMP to need to worry about my EFI, I'll be much too worried about my...
Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 6 Feb 2013 15:27:31 -0800
...is 5 times better. >> >> What is a 'wall wart" anyway .? >> Every EFI system ECU I have ever seen energizes the fuel pump relay by...
Re: Aircooled rules
Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
Sun, 3 Dec 2006 23:30:20 -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...
Re: making a little headway but need advice
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Sat, 7 Dec 2013 11:17:41 -0800
...almost all other cars, even VW jettas with the same basic type of EFI don't allow this. LIke not even a minute to...
Re: Fuel Injector (or wiring) Question: Deceleration, Fuel Shutoff Mode
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:54:11 -0700
...Thanks for the reply. >> >>> in a waterboxer Dififant or Digijet EFI system . >>> the ECU fires all injectors at once. Sometimes called 'batch fire'. >> >> Huh...
Re: Minimum spares kit. Was: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:07:26 -0700
...bad in the last 2 or 3 years...among >> maybe 70 EFI vanagons. >> One was just a couple of months ago. >> I seriously carry...