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• Re: Gasoline Leak! (and poll)
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 13:18:25 EST
  ...Would the List like to participate in a poll on where this leak is likely originating from? >> The fuel system. George
• Some questions...on a diesel engine in a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delasalle
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 18:44:47 -0500
  ...If I put a TD engine in my vanagon but run it with a non-td fuel & exhaust system, what power should I expect...
• Re: DIESEL FUEL INJECTION-CHINA
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 4 Dec 2000 00:42:54 EST
  ...Sending pump cores is unlikely to make you rich, but it will increase the supply of reasonably environmentally clean fuel injection systems in a...
• Fuel System Issue
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Tromp (Tromper)
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 19:07:24 -0400
  ...Pull two or three fuel injector control plug wires C: CRANK IT TILL IT FIRES THEN=20 IT WILL RUN ON ONE OR TWO...
• Re: Another Burning Van!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 4 Jun 2009 13:47:26 -0500
  ...able of keeping better track of the proper fuel for a particular engine and fuel system. You could always step up a grade, but...
• Re: Another Vanagon Burns Up
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 2 Apr 2005 00:29:50 -0500
  ...http://www.benplace.com/fuel_line.htm No i have more: Now, if anyone of you guys is STILL STUPID enough to drive a...
• Re: firewall fuel fitting
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:29:33 EDT
  ...firewall fuel fitting Jerry, you do not need any fitting. Check how the return hose connects to the main plastic fuel line behind the...
• Re: Diesel verse gas?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Jan 1997 07:13:50 +0000
  ...It is much MUCH quieter than any previous VW diesel, due mostly to a progressive fuel injection system, and sound absorbing engine cover. You...
• Re: Hard starting when warm
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 24 Dec 2000 19:16:42 EST
  ...If it starts easier, the problem >may be a a faulty check valve in eiter the fuel pump or the pressure >regulator. pmail me...
• Re: fuel system problems?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Brobst
  Tue, 6 May 2003 10:14:00 -0400
  ...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 mixture adjustment on 81 Vanagons (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 16:43:45 EST
  ...Nash, Assuming your Costa Rican Vans are fuel injected, there is no legitimate way to "set the mixture". In a fuel injected system, many...
• Converting EFI to Carberator
  Historical mailing list - armando guzman
  Fri, 5 Mar 2004 22:40:26 -0800
  ...Fuel injection is a much more fuel efficient system,as long as the electronics are working as the designer intended them to work. But...
• Re: fuel leak
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 23:26:10 +0100
  ...They just allow the pressure of the sealed fuel system to remain relatively stable, as fuel is pumped in, or drained out (and keep...
• Re: Fuel injection piping
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 25 May 2006 15:14:45 -0700
  ...The Gates 3225 hose is what is commonly used on FI systems and is more than adequate for the Vanagon FI system. I have...
• Re: Fuel System Issue
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Sun, 1 Jul 2001 00:57:23 -0600
  ...Fuel System Issue > Hi folks, > > My friend who has an 85 wasserboxer has this=20 > problem > any suggestions?? > > > > Thanks for the tip. > > > > JUST TO...
• Re: second gas tank in their vanagon? plastic tanks??
  Historical mailing list - Brien K Dews
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 13:10:53 -0500
  ...the Syncro fuel return and > pickup system might work. Fuel returning to the tank goes into a "bowl" > where the outgoing fuel delivery line...
• Re: Help Educate Me
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 08:55:28 -0800
  ...www.busdepot.com sells the Bosch fuell injection book.... very good... explains exactly how the fuel injection system works... Bill [text/html]
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:54:20 -0700
  ...The fuel pump comes on three ways ....one is the 'pre-run' .....when you go to start any vanagon with this system, you 'should...
• Preventing a fire in your vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Fri, 21 May 2004 11:17:14 -0700
  ...In this system where are the potential culprits for a catastrophic fuel leak? Which of these parts do not ever seem to fail? What...
• Re: New EPA rules for gasoline
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Wed, 22 Dec 1999 14:32:12 -0500
  ...It supposedly played hell on >VW, Volvo, MB, and other automotive Diesel engines because the sulphur was >acting as a fuel system lubricant (?) and...
• Re: what controlls the fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Justin M. Mayrand
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 10:35:19 -0400
  ...the fuel pump runs for a few seconds when the key is > first turned on, to pressurize the system. Then the fuel pump does...
• Re: Fule line leaks
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 14 Nov 2004 09:53:29 -0600
  ...Replace all the FI lines with Fuel Injection Hose not just regular rubber fuel line. I also suggest that you buy quality hose from...
• Re: Cooling/fuel/exhaust System Overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 9 Jan 2015 14:49:42 -0500
  ...several new parts to install, mostly involving the cooling, > >> fuel > >>>> delivery, and exhaust systems: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> - RMW SS cooling pipes > >>>> - RMW SS coolant distribution tower > >>>> - GoWesty...
• Re: 88 fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 10:53:52 -0400
  ...The fuel regulator was bad, causing very high line pressure. The weak spot in the system is the plastic connector that goes through the...
• Re: Use Air Cooled Fuel Pressure Regulator on WBX?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 20 May 2012 03:26:07 -0400
  ...the system and gasoline's not very viscous, so I really don't see a problem. The tee would have to be fuel and...
• Re: low fuel pressure and lean engine
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Sun, 4 Jul 2004 21:39:36 -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: Use Fuel Pressure Tester to Test Cooling System Pressure? (engine running)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 21 May 2017 15:19:15 -0700
  ...I'd forgotten, but there is a bleed hose on this fuel pressure gauge so it's obviously intended to come into contact with...
• Re: van 'stutters' and runs rich
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 26 Apr 2007 08:17:40 -0700
  When my 84 went super rich at idle (drowning in fuel) it was because the fuel pressure was sky high. Replaced the regulator and...
• Re: '57 Samba or '58?!
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Thu, 2 Nov 1995 12:00:27 MST
  ...91,993 > 1958 Chassis Number 315-209 - > Engine Number 2-156-321 - > 1300 cc, 36 HP @ > Fuel System: Solex PCI carburetor > Imported to U...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re:_Fuel_system_"vapour_lock"?=
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Aug 2014 13:39:21 +0000
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• Re: Weird stalling problem
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Wed, 24 May 2006 23:08:44 -0400
  ...Attached is a set of files that have a rather complete explanation of how the fuel injection system works and how to diagnose and...
• Re: VW inline four-bangers
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 17:24:34 -0500
  ...But I have never really worked much on automotive fuel delivery systems. Oh, I got into a two barreled Solex progressive once, and a...
• Re: [WetWesties] Gas Tank/Lines
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 11:31:16 -0600
  ...Always use Fuel Injection hose on the pressure side > > of your fuel system. > > > > Stan Wilder > > i recently replaced all my fuel lines in the...
• Re: WHY? Engine fire totals my 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Mon, 21 Sep 1998 18:17:09 -0600
  ...Are there known problems with fuel system hoses, components? >3. I've heard that there also may be known probs with the fuel supply...
• Fwd: Stranded - my first heartbreak
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Wed, 6 Dec 2006 22:32:09 -0500
  ...vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com Max-- Seems you get the prize on this as Stranded was able to purge the air in fuel system per...
• Re: Pools of fuel
  Historical mailing list - Gary Clayton
  Thu, 15 Jun 1995 14:20:04 -0400 (EDT)
  > > Are these reserve valves easy to come by? If the valve is mounted on the > > tank, all the flexible hose in the whole system...
• Re: Start up,back fire?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 19 May 2015 11:23:57 -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: trip computer - Excellent Solution
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 20 Apr 2003 14:51:33 EDT
  ...In addition to providing a full range of information given by current model automotive computing systems, the system calculates instantaneous fuel economy by following...
• Re: Jake brakes, Engine overrun fuel consumtion, was: Wankels
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 14:24:08 -0400
  ...Unburned fuel in the exhaust system is what causes the type of backfire you describe. A carbureted vehicle *can* suck fuel in from the...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:51:13 -0700
  ...It's even, I realize, very parallel to carbs/versus electronic fuel injection. The electronic system can be so precise, and optimized beautifully for...
• Re: Air Intake Project
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Sun, 27 May 2001 22:43:11 -0600
  ...The propane fuel system does not use the digifant ECU at all (except for spark). So the van does not need the AFM at...
• Re: 85 Vanagon w/non-stop blinking LED
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 16:40:16 -0700
  ...It still blinks. > The garage told me that this happens in 85 Vanagons and it can't be fixed!?! > The fuel pump or fuel...
• Re: A message from White House Spokesperson Scott McLellan: CAUTION POLITICAL CONTENT
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 17:24:05 -0700
  ...different > carburetion and fuel delivery systems developed for engines to improve > their efficiency or to use different, and renewable, fuel sources. Most > of these...
• Solar for VANGONS?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 9 Jul 2015 16:16:31 -0500
  Recently, the Germans have developed a solar system to convert water and CO2 to 80 liters of diesel fuel per day. If you have...
• Re: talk about anal!
  Historical mailing list - Albrecht Jander
  Wed, 12 Jul 95 8:19:11 PDT
  ...Yesterday I added Dura Lube > Fuel System Cleaner to my gas tank. I noticed a huge decrease in > fuel consumption and much better acceleration...
• Re: fuel line kits -NAPA is junk
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 16 Nov 2004 16:49:02 -0600
  ...Remember that sanity is optional. ----------------------Clip ------------------------ The roll my last NAPA fuel line can from said Goodyear Rubber. No doubt you could get bad...
• for eurovans: some bosch information
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 12 Aug 94 14:39:40 CDT
  Bosch Gasoline and Diesel Injection Products Catalog 221132 1992 Gasoline Fuel Injection - Volkswagen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Year 1993 Model Eurovan Engine 2500cc (AAF) Application Fuel System Digifant...
• Re: Fuel injection line
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Wed, 17 Oct 2001 06:01:53 -0400
  ...was for fuel injection but > it > doesn't seem sturdy enough for the 30 -40 psi pressure in the fuel > system. > Am I asking...
• Re: Cheap TPMS ( tire pressure monitor) quick review
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith
  Sat, 15 Feb 2020 03:04:59 +0000
  ...https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/06/05/02-13915/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-tire-pressure-monitoring-systems-controls-and-displays Way back...
• Re: Aux fuel tank update.
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 1 Nov 2004 22:15:22 -0800
  ...For gasoline, part of the certification process includes the max fuel capacity and the vapor recovery system. I doubt there is an easy, legal...
• Re: Engine thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 01:12:44 -0500
  ...else read with interest about this new GW engine and fuel system management system? > > If I read correctly it said something like 80 percent...
• Re: FI question
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 28 Apr 1996 23:37:56 -0400
  ...I was just curious as to what kind of Bosch fuel injection system was >used on late breadloaf buses ('75-'79). Is it L...
• Aftermarket oil filter (Urgent)
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 1 Aug 2002 15:25:00 -0400
  Hi gang, My 84GL twin turbo with DOHC (double over head camshaft) and triple fuel injector with "NOS"(nitro oxide system pwer boost) system...
• Re: 82 Failed CA Smog Test- help!
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 09:04:57 -0400
  ...oxygen to the exhaust stream so any unburned fuel would "afterburn" in the exhaust system. David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda Civic...
• Re: Fuel Lines Reminder
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:11:10 -0700
  ...This action will pressurize the > fuel system, and you hsould be able to see if fuel is spraying somewhere. > > Why all this bother? > > One...
• Re: CIS fuel injection, Inline 4 conversion.
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:18:11 -0700
  ...fuel > lines were wearing through... > It turns out that the CIS (Or CIS-E?) fuel injection system that was used > mounts the fuel distribution...
• Resurrecting a sleeping Vanagon plus cooling system hoses
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Tue, 24 Dec 2019 20:47:59 +0000
  ...everything it needs.So far we have a new fuel tank, fuel lines, fuel pump and all the belts.He also said a few...
• Re: [WetWesties] 87 Westy running poorly
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Tue, 20 May 2003 07:00:05 -0700
  ...system > > At Operating Temperature; > > Fuel system ( pressure, volume ) > Throttle switch > Ignition system > Idle stabilizer System > > At Full Throttle; > Fuel system > Throttle switch > Ignition system...
• Re: Don't waste your money. Fuel Line's - Filters etc to prevent leaks?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 16:25:53 -0500
  ...You would not believe > how much fuel pissed out of the tiny hole! Fuel was everywhere! It's a > high pressure system and a...
• Re: '88 Westy Bucking / Stalling
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Tue, 25 Aug 2020 08:32:52 -0600
  ...You can also pull the fuel filter and dump the fuel into a glass jar to check that as well. The fuel system is...