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• Re: Fuel Pressure testing
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Tue, 10 Jun 2014 10:02:56 -0700
  ...De-pressurize the fuel system and add the gauge to your fuel line T after removing the small bolt. I don't have a...
• Re: HELP WATER IN MY TANK!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 4 Aug 2002 14:52:06 -0700
  ...Replace fuel filter. Add five gallons of Diesel to fuel tank. Use electric pump to prime the system. Loosen fuel lines at injectors and...
• Re: 86 Camper: Voltage light sending unit; fuel pressure emission test; for sale in California
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 7 Sep 2009 19:46:39 -0700
  ...Shield station and he said that Vanagons were exempt from the fuel system pressure test. When he brought it up in the computer he...
• Sorting out mechanical issues 85
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 3 Sep 2022 10:27:50 -0400
  ...If particles present and they made their way into my fuel system it may help explain other more serious engine issues. Eric Caron 85...
• Re: Idle stub system
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 Dec 2009 01:01:01 -0500
  ...I presume that the second system is more fuel-efficient, as the earlier system functioned quite well. Or it may have been that the...
• Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - Scott Snyder
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 16:33:01 -0400
  Thanks to all that responded about my whining fuel pump. Since I dont have a fuel pressure gauge and can not drive to a...
• Re: Reassembly has begun
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 18 Jul 2016 01:02:48 -0400
  ...Not only should the system hold fuel also the vapors. If fuel can get out rain water and debris can also get in. over...
• Re: Boston Bobs day at the dyno
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 21:30:02 -0800
  ...It seems that the Air/Fuel system either maxed out > > or > > > still thinks you are running same amount of air through the engine. > > Several...
• Re: Removal fo FI injectors
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 18:36:45 -0500
  ...complete section on the injectors and intake system, removal & maintenance. Here it is: http://www3.sympatico.ca/huotx/intake_fuel_injection.htm Regards, Ben
• Re: O2 sensor stuff
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Wed, 7 Mar 2001 09:11:05 EST
  ...In Closed Loop the FI system constantly corrects the Fuel Injection to provide the best compromise between power, fuel economy, and emissions. 14.7...
• Re: GETTING STARTED
  Historical mailing list - jim&kim
  Sat, 19 May 2001 18:10:38 -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: SERIOUS FUEL PROBLEM - I NEED HELP!!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 16:50:29 -0600
  Condensation is a natural in any fuel system. Pour a few ounces of alcohol (methyl hydrate, isopropanol) into your tank every few tankfuls. It...
• Re: my 88 auto will not pass inspection, the mechanic says there is too much fuel passing through
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:36:13 -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...
• wiring harness
  Historical mailing list - Seth Bruggeman
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 12:58:44 -0700
  I am looking for a wiring harness for the fuel injection system in my 84 westy--i.e, the quagmyre of sensor-to-ecu...
• High Idle / stabilization control question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 11:26:23 -0800
  Hi Tim, Tim, it may just be that the idle valve cannot compensate for the current adjustment of the Fuel injection system. or you...
• Re: Starting Troubles...again
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 22 Nov 2004 07:26:45 -0500
  ...I�m suspecting that it�s some sort of >vapor lock or leak in the fuel system. Any thoughts? What�s the best way...
• Re: fuel pressure test connection size?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 11:19:00 -0800
  ...I beleive a fuel pressure gauge is one of the main diagnostic tools for the fuel injections system... certainly not overkill.... how would you...
• Re: Syncro "reserve" fuel capacity
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 21:41:38 -0700
  ...Syncro "reserve" fuel capacity > Brent, > I recall being able to get 16 gallons of fuel into my Syncro with a lot of > nursing > right...
• Re: Replacing Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 10:48:07 -0400
  ...Mike Blake Sartin wrote: > OK, so I am undertaking a front-to rear replacement of all the rubber in > the > fuel delivery system. This...
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions changed to measurements
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:11:09 -0700
  ...Both systems have merit, neither is 'better all the time.' you would prefer to buy motor fuel in liters ? Would you prefer to express...
• Re: weird smog rule
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Wed, 13 Nov 2002 19:43:07 -0700
  ...many injected cars actually pressurize the entire fuel system and this keeps fuel vapors from being pumped into the atomosphere, and on some cars...
• Re: Simplest and best engine swap going
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 11:51:24 -0400
  ...I think, the Vanagon ECU was retained, along with everything else, needed to run the existing Vanagon fuel system. Good idea, IMHO. Eric kdlewis...
• Re: Start up,back fire?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Tue, 19 May 2015 06:09:34 -0400
  ...I've used mine many times >> over the past 40 years to diagnose fuel system problems. >> >> Stuart >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• bosch info: vanagons 1986-1991
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 14 Aug 94 20:07:06 CDT
  ...to 12/88 to 12/88 Fuel System Digifant Digifant Digifant - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Injection Valve 0 280 150 206 0 280 150 206 0 280 150...
• Re: [NVC] Beware of the Skid Demon
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:47:14 -0700
  ...shut off the > fuel............but on a carb vehicle fuel still goes through the engine and > into the exhaust system, on some anyway .......................you...
• Re: Fuel Pump to Canister Filter Fuel Hose Size?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:00:06 -0700
  ...gmail.com> wrote: > 1989 stock fuel system, single filter only. I'm underneath the bus > looking at a fuel pump replacement job. I want...
• 1.9 fuel pump won't work
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Thu, 28 Mar 2019 17:27:58 -0700
  Hi to all, Now, that I somehow managed to get spark, I noticed that the fuel pump is not working. And even when I...
• A desire to learn more
  Historical mailing list - mervyn. readman
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 07:07:00 PDT
  Like most listee's I have a strong desire to learn as much about my van as possible, especially about the fuel injetion system...
• Re: digifant injection
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 6 Apr 2009 19:21:45 -0700
  ...not that big a deal..........I was even dreaming of retrofitting a Subaru fuel injection system to a waterboxer. Vanagon fuel injection is pretty...
• Re: Start up,back fire?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 16 May 2015 10:18:59 -0700
  ...I've used mine many times over > > the past 40 years to diagnose fuel system problems. > > > > Stuart > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: 88 GLstarts, stalls immediately
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 17:25:36 EDT
  ...If a fuel system has no choke nor cold start valve, how can it be started whenever it is cold? Regardless of the type...
• Re: Engine thoughts
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 03:30:40 -0800
  ...also using their new proprietary fuel injection system on them. They are not yet offering that new FI system so pricing isn't certain...
• It works again
  Historical mailing list - Jack Pronovost
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 11:29:52 -0800
  ...Diagnosed to the digifant fuel injection system. decided to replace one part at the time and see if it was cured. First ignition wires...
• Re: gas saving strategies without touching a wrench
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 12:05:32 -0500
  ...Done the math on that? You know that you're sucking fuel through the system when you don't have to. Don't want...
• Followup to no start, cutting out, fuel system worries
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 18 Dec 2006 12:56:26 -0600
  ...I took the advice of several and went through the fuel system before ordering a pump, and finding plenty of flow from the tank...
• Re: Euro-Drive: UPDATE 87 Volkswagen Vanagon, No-start
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 May 1999 11:16:52 EDT
  ...If not then maybe the injectors are worn out and leaking fuel into the system instead of spraying? Or maybe they are dirty and...
• Re: Local gas prices
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 23 Apr 2006 14:56:16 -0700
  > > So now what are we supposed to do about Fuel Injected cars that arent ment > for Ethyenol gas... Lambda-sensing fuel injection systems like...
• Re: fuel pump fuel filter-stupid engineering
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:19:29 +0000
  Fuel systems for years had the filter between the pump and the carberator. Of course diaphragm pumps only had to be protected from the...
• Re: Are Vanagons more fire oriented than any other old car?
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Thu, 14 Jan 1999 17:19:33 -0800
  ...Many leaks will stop when the engine stops and the fuel is not longer under the 85psi pressure the fuel injection system subjects the...
• Re: low fuel pressure and lean engine
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 4 Jul 2004 17:08:23 -0700
  ...Finally, I swapped >another fuel pressure regulator into the system and the problem still >exists. Actually, pressure is now more like 15psi to 20psi...
• Re: good new fuel tank source?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:22:18 -0700
  ...system, I finally tracked the > running problems of my I4 conversion to a restricted fuel tank outlet. The > low flow was making the fuel...
• Re: Draining Fluid From the Fuel Filter
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 07:18:22 -0500
  ...Diesel fuel systems have water separators since water is easily >absorbed into Diesel and can be more hazardous to the fuel system. Water >passing...
• Re: '82 Diesel, fuel, where did it go?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 2 Jul 1996 13:14:58 PDT
  ...The suction of the pump on a closed fuel system had actually collapsed the fuel tank!! The VW dealer who discovered this could not...
• Re: higher octane higher burn temperature
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sat, 29 Dec 2001 08:24:21 -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...
• Rough running engine update, sorta, was Re: Boston Bob Big Valve Update? Not really... (LONG)
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 25 Feb 2005 18:17:38 -0500
  ...3) Change the oil and filter; 4) Check the function of the O2 sensor; 5) Check the fuel pressure; 6) Check system vacuum; 7...
• Re: A question for those smarter than me about Fuel pressure
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:49:20 -0800
  ...part of the system, or, in the other case, a restriction at one point in the system, would affect fuel pressure...... yes, that idea...
• Re: Intake air flow, improvement possible?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 11:37:21 -0600
  ...I wrote earlier: "Actually, fuel consumption MIGHT improve slightly due to more accurate mixture control. " When I wrote about compression ratio improving fuel efficiency...
• Re: New owner questions
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:21:36 -0800
  ...I haven't confirmed where >> the fuel filter is yet nor what type of fuel injection system was >> installed >> in the conversion. I'll...
• Re: Fuel Line Replacement ? re hose size
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:15:08 -0700
  ...1/2 inch(12.7mm) hose that states 'not for fuel injection systems'. Just want to do it once/right. Will also be eliminating...
• Re: '91GL Remains Dead
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Jan 1997 09:25:54 -0800
  ...The system needs pretty close to 10v at the fuel pump and ECU to run, and while cranking you've probably pulled this down...
• Re: [WetWesties] hot-not-start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:06:18 -0700
  ...I also wonder if your fuel system is on the ragged edge.........restricted fuel filter, old pump, tired fuel tank, etc. and it only...
• Re: Fuel Fire / engine fire/ tips
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 17:35:29 -0500
  ...I'd speculate that spending money on new injector hoses / seals, FI hoses and other fuel related preventive maintenance would be cheaper than either...
• Re: Fuel Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Bob Bellanca
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 16:16:17 -0700
  ...Tuesday, September 09, 1997 8:00 AM > > Well, I have now replaced all the parts that I know of in the Fuel > Gauge system...
• Re: What is an AFM?
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 12:24:07 -0600
  ...although I believe hot wire systems never made it to Vanagons. A really good book on how Bosch Fuel Injection works can be found...
• Gas to diesel fuel tank changes?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 7 Sep 2001 08:21:00 -0700
  ...assume I can install one in the current fuel filter/pump location? ======================== Shawn Wright Computer Systems Manager Shawnigan Lake School http://www.sls.bc...
• Re: fuel pressure on return to tank
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:30:49 -0600
  ...fuel pressure on the return to tank side of the pressure reg. >the same as, or >less than, the injector side of the system...
• Re: Vacuum leak sources
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 16 May 2000 21:35:25 -0400
  ...vacuum line from fuel tank vent system > > Throttle body: > Butterfly Shaft > Seals on shaft cracked > Vacuum for fuel tank vent system > Air intake elbow...
• Need Charcoal Canister
  Historical mailing list - Richard Duvernay
  Tue, 3 Jun 2014 15:22:31 -0700
  ...When it's hooked up (at the canister) the fuel system is not venting and pressure builds up in the fuel tank which causes...
• Re: Damnagon stutter !@#$
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 15:50:05 -0700
  ...despite the > rain, everything in > the engine compartment seems pretty dry. > > i'm thinking its an electrical or fuel system problem: > > -could the fuel...
• Re: Aluminum Fuel Rails (aftermarket)
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:04:09 -0700
  ...This will be one of the last pieces eliminated in both my cooling and fuel system. 2011/6/20 Oxroad <oxroad@gmail.com> > On...