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Re: Water pump removal, the section is up!
Historical mailing list - Marshall
Sun, 24 Mar 2002 09:15:31 -0600
...All the rest is gone (injection, all cooling parts and all electrical parts) I would like to see you're southern van run for...
Re: Vanagons and part
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 2 Sep 2009 13:20:23 -0700
...I do think fuel injection and 'engine running right' can get rather tricky at times, for shops and owners. But never impossible - just challenging...
Re: The two throttle valve switches, redux
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:54:12 -0700
...Did you try a high quality fuel injection cleaner ? I normally never use that sort of additive, but recently I got some Lucas brand...
Re: Engine Removal
Historical mailing list - neil N
Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:26:55 -0700
...Engine Removal > > When I was much younger and inexperienced I sent a BMW 2002 head to a > machine shop for a valve job. They...
Re: Arduino and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
Tue, 26 Nov 2013 08:10:00 -0800
...Also, has anyone taken apart an idle air valve? Is it just a motor operating against a spring? Brett On Wed, Nov 20, 2013...
Re: Ran out of gas & now won't run
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 28 Jun 2004 20:38:43 -0500
...While you're adjusting the valves inspect the valve stems for chips and the adjusting screws for heavy pitting. Either of these signs can...
Re: 2.2 Rebuild Questions
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:27:39 -0500
I don't dispute the advantages of a more modern fuel injection system. Of course installing a Subaru or other engine is no magic...
Re: Just Gotta Be A Vacuum Leak!!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 5 Aug 2008 20:27:17 -0700
...Sure, low compression and fuel injection issue come in 2nd and > 3rd, but I don't have hot and cold start issues which both...
Re: '82 diesel 1.8 conversion
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:24:22 -0700
...For fuel injection > > system > > > > you > > > > > can use CIS, CIS-E, DIgifant 2, Motronic. > > > > > > > > > > I find Digifant 2 the esiest fuel > > injection. > > > > > ('88-'92 Golf...
Antifreeze and general
Historical mailing list - walt spak
Thu, 18 Nov 1999 18:50:03 -0500
...The other 1.9 had a very badly burnt valve and the both heads were cracked between the seats. The corrosion was pretty bad...
Re: extreme idle from hell results...air flow meter!
Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
Thu, 10 Feb 2005 09:48:39 -0800
...I have a nicely humming idle control valve which was cleaned anyway. Swapped out the idle stabilizer control unit with a friends' and got...
Re: SMOG TEST failure
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 7 Feb 2008 21:07:08 -0500
...If the CO is in limits, the fuel injection is basically working. The Vanagon should be able to get near 1% even before the...
Re: strange idling behavior ? (long post with plenty of diagnostic hints)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:43:53 -0800
...fuel injection to vanagons, so Helpful hints would certainly be > appreciated as to where I might look. > > This little 1.8liter, 8-valve, from...
Re: #1 firing position on 009? (2.0 l FI)
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Mon, 20 Nov 1995 08:15:52 -0800 (PST)
...I bet the reason for the price differential is that the stock distributor has some additional stuff in it that the fuel injection needs...
Re: First ride of shame, fuel issue
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 30 Jul 2019 16:21:58 -0400
...I mentioned the valves due to the valve train noise. Yes it is possible >>> ignition miss or even an injection problem. Not too long...
Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel-again.
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:50:36 -0800
...Diesels have very expensive injection systems and all have > turbo chargers. The turbo alone can be a huge maintenance hit when it fails > and...
Wierd cooling hose rigging
Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
Wed, 9 Oct 2002 08:26:55 -0400
...With new fuel injection lines, cooling hoses (mostly), thermostat, new distributor, rotor, spark plugs and spark plug wires, alternator, oil pressure relief valve, oil...
All You Wanted to Know about Brake Fluid ... :) <long>
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sat, 28 Feb 1998 22:40:31 CST
...MT, 225 Centress Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL 32114; (904) 253-8980) also makes a one-way bleeder valve, called the Speed Valve, with which...
Re: Throttle Idle RPM question
Historical mailing list - Ramon Hill
Thu, 1 Oct 2009 16:46:37 -0500
...do one wire at a time, so you remember where it came off. ;) The fuel injection is VERY sensitive to bad electrical grounds. Also...
Re: Ran out of gas & now won't run
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 28 Jun 2004 21:34:13 -0500
...While you're adjusting the > valves inspect the valve stems for chips and the adjusting screws for heavy > pitting. Either of these signs can...
Alive! (or New Year in Georgia)
Historical mailing list
Fri, 7 Jan 2000 11:01:46 EST
...I don't think it has anything to do with the new heads, I am pretty sure it is fuel injection related (actually started...
Re: 81 Air cooled, famous for leaking oil where?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 20 Dec 2004 11:10:16 -0600
...4) Valve cover gaskets both sides. 5) Distributor drive O Ring. 6) Oil Cooler seals. 7) Oil fill tube seal at case. 7) Oil...
Re: strange idling behavior ? (long post with plenty of diagnostic hints)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:30:08 -0800
...fuel injection to vanagons, so Helpful hints would certainly be > appreciated as to where I might look. > > This little 1.8liter, 8-valve, from...
Re: Wart injection. (Anti-shellac fuel additive)/Fri
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 19 Mar 1999 19:42:37 -0600
...like cancer-covered eels, stuff like that. >top, a ONE-WAY valve inserted into the lid to allow for the escape of >various gasses...
Re: sorry, (need conversion 1.8, etc)
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:56:28 -0700
...The power of the 1.8 8-valve Digifant II motor that I have..(from the '92 Rabbit Cabriolet)..according to Bentley is pretty...
Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 2 Feb 2015 13:51:43 -0800
...Only original parts are the idle control valve (which hums, but not all the time, should it?), PCV valve (could that cause the problem...
Re: Not passing smog, still... Need help!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 24 Aug 2002 22:39:54 -0400
You have spent a lot of time and effort tampering with a fuel injection system that did not have a problem. Now things are...
Re: Engine Removal
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:04:31 -0700
...Before I took my BMW 2002 head to the shop I checked for valve wear and crack already. There was no crack I could...
Re: Exhaust Design
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:32:04 -0800
...Those are darn strong and consistent fuel > injection > > systems. > > > > Scott > > www.turbovans.com > > > > > > Subject: Re: Exhaust Design > > > > > >> Here's a good read with pics...
Noisy Failure Response
Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
Thu, 9 Sep 1999 22:46:35 -0600
...I doubt that you have dropped a valve; Normally when this happens, the engine will seize almost immediately because there is a large foreign...
Re: Diesel swap
Historical mailing list - Dr. Theodore B. Hoekman
Fri, 30 May 1997 11:58:56 +0000
...and use one of the more recent electro-injection version engines rather than the CIS injection model that I have. It works well but...
Re: Cold weather issue - super high idle
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 14 Nov 2023 07:49:04 -0500
...The Idle Air Valve I still have is the part I am hoping to learn about. The Idle Control unit apparently is gone on...
Re: Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Thu, 24 Apr 2003 06:59:29 -0400
...I am talking about > the amount of pins on the Idle Stabilizer Valve that is round and sits on > the valve cover for a...
Re: Engine Removal
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:55:20 -0700
...Engine Removal > > When I was much younger and inexperienced I sent a BMW 2002 head to a > machine shop for a valve job. They...
Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:47:48 -0600
...Diesels have very expensive injection systems and all have turbo chargers. The turbo alone can be a huge maintenance hit when it fails and...
Re: Which gas??
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Fri, 3 Mar 2000 23:45:57 -0800
...Also alcohol is very hard on the O-rings and the other rubber parts in a Volkswagen fuel injection system as it tends to...
Re: Hard starting when warm
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Sun, 24 Dec 2000 18:18:59 +0000
...As to the injection pulse at start up flooding the engine, I would think that the ECU map has a base pulse lenth for...
Fuel leaks/fuel lines/clamps, etc., 82 westy
Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
Tue, 4 May 1999 11:28:05 -0600
Hi Volks, I am having a dilemma with fuel injection leaks around my connections that is making me paranoid to drive. Last year I...
Driveability issues with a non-stock engine
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Thu, 20 Jan 2005 19:22:45 -0800
...Stock pistons, stroked to 82mm, and running big-valve heads. Fuel injection is stock 1.9 Digijet. The problem is that it ironically lacks...
Re: My Vanagon's Inspection Report
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Tue, 15 Aug 2000 22:31:31 PDT
...that hes a fuel injection specialist... that was Dave... and my vans been running fine... >From: PSavage <psavage@saber.net> >Reply-To: PSavage <psavage...
Re: Conversion? JETTA ENGINE??
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:12:44 -0800
...I have one of the 16 valve engines, with all the stuff for it, ECU, and all the CIS fuel injection parts. I would...
Re: re; smog sympathies
Historical mailing list - Scot Douglas
Sun, 1 Mar 1998 21:40:57 -0500
...The same people that shitcan their EGR valves, remove fuel injection to go an aftermarket carburetor that makes the vehicle seem to run better...
Re: Timing Belt, Tools and etc.
Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
Thu, 28 Dec 2000 07:43:50 -0600
...Also like some (all?) fiats, the engins is a interference engine where it you hav it wrong, it's history for the valves. The...
Re: VW obscene parts pricing
Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
Fri, 6 Sep 2002 10:31:51 -0500
...I spent alot of time hunting that problem and was able to zero in on that valve. One month's new car payment could...
Re: cheap diesel singlecab on samba..in calif
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 9 Apr 2010 13:31:14 -0700
...though I think the 100 hp RV code 8 valve 1.8 is still marginal for power in a vanagon ... but darn durable. Super...
Re: Hesitation while driving (manual)
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Fri, 16 Oct 2015 17:04:18 -1000
...it also operates the Air Idle Valve , based on rpm. The ecu also reads engine rpm via the ignition system ... after it sees all...
Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:08:51 -0800
...Except they trash all the valves AND the head, sometimes > pistons too. > > 2004 Jetta? Nope, wrong facts? No injection pump there, it's a...
Re: SMOG TEST failure
Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
Thu, 7 Feb 2008 18:28:11 -0800
...If the CO is in limits, the > fuel injection is basically working. The Vanagon should be able to get > near 1% even before the...
Re: Driveability issues with a non-stock engine
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
Fri, 21 Jan 2005 17:37:53 -0800
...Stock > pistons, stroked to 82mm, and running big-valve heads. > Fuel injection is stock 1.9 Digijet. The problem is > that it ironically lacks...
VW parts for sale
Historical mailing list - Roger Lippman
Mon, 5 Feb 1996 21:08:09 GMT
...Part # Quantity Description Comments 111 101 483 2 Valve cover gaskets 36 HP 113 101 483 2 Valve cover gaskets 40 HP 021 101...
Re: How Long Does it Take Your Van to Warm up? Cont.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:19:35 -0400
What else besides the harness did you swap? The 84 and 87 have drastically different fuel injection and ignition components. The 84 system, is...
Re: Just Gotta Be A Vacuum Leak!!
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 5 Aug 2008 22:54:53 -0700
...Sure, low compression and fuel injection issue come in 2nd and >> 3rd, but I don't have hot and cold start issues which both...
Broke down in Omaha
Historical mailing list - Kragen Sitaker
Thu, 8 Jun 2006 18:08:07 -0400
...We've replaced more leaking fuel-injection lines during that time, gotten a new spare tire (although I couldn't get a matching spare...
Re: I win!!! the worse ever "westy part" picture...
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Wed, 16 Mar 2005 10:38:35 -0500
...but it is way less rusty....and someone filled this one up with fresh oil before, the injection is the worse part...so, i...
Re: hard start, for 2 years!
Historical mailing list - neil
Fri, 27 Apr 2007 08:55:50 -0700
...it's the hose that connects AFM to throttle valve body) They do crack over time, but even though part is NLA, one can...
1988 bus reaches 100,000 miles!!! film at eleven.
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sat, 02 Dec 95 18:35:53 CST
...valve replaced. 29,050 30.00 coolant tank replaced (leaking) 39,358 70.00 battery died. replaced. 47,533 1100.00 engine fuel injection...
Re: Wart injection. (Anti-shellac fuel additive)/Fri
Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
Fri, 19 Mar 1999 20:32:58 -0500
...Barrell is sealed with the top, a ONE-WAY valve inserted into the lid to allow for the escape of various gasses due to...
Re: Runaway Engine RPMs
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Thu, 10 Oct 2013 18:24:21 -0700
...I like a NOID light for fuel injection, and always mandatory ..a remote starter switch. and I havea few tricks with a timing light...
Great info: Vanagon head leaks and Fuel injection problems
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Tue, 16 Apr 2002 17:44:43 -0700
...once they go out the Idle Stabilizer Valve will not function properly and my open all the way, not open at all, or do...
Re: 1988 Vanagon. What is this in my gas? PIC
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 12 May 2012 18:19:36 -0700
...would fuel injection hose > rather than the low-pressure braided hose be a better choice for Vanagon > gas tank venting-- would the Fuel Injection...