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  • DIGIJET OR DIGIFANT............which is the BETTER fuel injection for performance?
    Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
    Wed, 17 Apr 2002 23:21:31 -0500
    Alright, gearheads....which fuel injection is better for larger displaced motors without having to buy a programmable fi from techtronics? digijet controls with digifant...
  • magazine article: adjusting water-boxer fuel injection
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Tue, 22 Nov 94 09:03:19 CST
    ...troubleshooting efi fuel injection. it's a 3-part article (i have all 3) and is concerned with the D- and L- jetronic efi...
  • Re: 86 Vanagon Digifant stalling!
    Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
    Wed, 7 Oct 1998 14:27:40 -0500
    ...Also a good book to supplement the bentley bible is " Bosch Fuel Injection & Engine Management" This book explains how the various components of the...
  • Re: terminology
    Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
    Tue, 1 Feb 2000 16:49:04 EST
    ...Both are pulsed fuel injection systems with the Digifant incorporating more engine controls than the older Digijet. Can anybody tell I got hold of...
  • Re: Sources for VW Video, books, toys & "Herbie" stuff
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
    Sun, 11 Sep 1994 13:07:01 -0500 (CDT)
    ...1974-1979-Bus-2-Fuel-Injection-Data 1980-1983-Vanagon-Fuel-Injection-Data 1983-1985-Vanagon-Fuel-Injection-Data 1986-1991-Vanagon-Fuel-Injection...
  • Re: Fuel lines (injector hoses)
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:55:06 -0400
    > > What is the "Fuel Injection Clamp? > http://www.zeroclips.com/assets/Image/tridon_page5_pic2.jpg > > The one on the bottom is a fuel...
  • RE: TDI Eurovan
    Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
    Tue, 04 Jun 1996 09:23:00 -0700 (PDT)
    ...Sounds to me like manufacturers with real fuel injection, immediately got on the bandwagon with names like "direct injection", which seems to mean "ours...
  • bosch info: vanagons 1986-1991
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Sun, 14 Aug 94 20:07:06 CDT
    Bosch Gasoline and Diesel Injection Products Catalog 221132 1992 Gasoline Fuel Injection - Volkswagen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Year 1991 1990 Model Vanagon Vanagon Engine 2109cc (MV) 2109cc (MV...
  • Re: Plastic fuel line
    Historical mailing list - Mike B
    Sat, 1 Mar 2014 15:28:04 -0500
    Fuel injection hose is larger on the OD, which may not allow it to fit through some bulkheads. Also, Fuel injection hose is more...
  • FI systems query
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Fri, 19 Aug 94 20:44:56 CDT
    ...on the AFC injection in 1980-1983 air-cooled buses. this is what the VW Service manual, Vanagon/Type II Fuel Systems, #WSP 521...
  • Re: dumb fuel injection question
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:34:37 -0400
    ...dumb fuel injection question At 05:32 PM 7/27/2011, Rocket J Squirrel wrote... >Three out of four fuel injections get squirted at...
  • Re: digifant injection
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 6 Apr 2009 20:02:15 -0700
    re "Others as well, I think; I think it's only recently that > they've started doing sequential injection." Subaru has sequential fuel injection...
  • fuse for fuel injection components
    Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
    Thu, 4 Feb 1999 23:15:55 EST
    Thanks to Darrell Boehler for the in line fuse idea for fuel injection components. I purchased a blade type auto inline fuseholder (radio shack...
  • Re: Fuel Injection Hose-----what size ID.....7mm?
    Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
    Tue, 26 Feb 2002 18:46:18 -0800
    ...I have recently learned that there is a difference between standard fuel line and that for fuel injection. The latter is high pressure (electronic...
  • Sequential vs batch RE: digifant injection
    Historical mailing list - pdooley
    Tue, 7 Apr 2009 00:05:34 -0400
    Even with sequential fuel injection, intake valve opening events happen so fast that by 2-3k rpm the injector is spraying part of the...
  • 83 h20 fuel injection problem
    Historical mailing list - Terrence Tickle
    Tue, 22 Sep 1998 14:18:00 -0400
    ...2) Timing signal from Ignition Control (pin 7) to Fuel Injection Control (pin 1) looked good during stumbling condition. 3) Fuel pressure measured OK...
  • Re: Strange no start problem - issue with fuel pump relay - input requested!
    Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
    Fri, 4 Aug 2006 08:56:48 -0700
    ...Also, with the car running (with the fuel pump relay jumpered), the fuel injection relay gets very hot. At this point, I am thinking...
  • Re: dumb fuel injection question
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 28 Jul 2011 06:08:57 -0400
    ...dumb fuel injection question David White wrote: > I can rearrange the fuel injector wires on each side of the engine > without effecting how it...
  • Late 1970's fuel injection
    Historical mailing list - CLARKE
    Thu, 3 Apr 1997 17:48:53 -0800 (PST)
    Has anyone ever had any bad experiences with a late 70's type of fuel injection unit? I have one and everyone I talk...
  • Re: bosch information
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Fri, 12 Aug 94 15:21:49 CDT
    ...i never heard of a 74 bus with >> fuel injection, much less a 2.0 liter engine, but that's what the catalog > >or...
  • Re: New 1,9 TDI from VW
    Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
    Fri, 10 Sep 1999 11:52:55 -0700
    ...This increases the potential fuel pressure and makes a more rapid and accurate injection with even smaller fuel particles. One of the problems was...
  • Re: dumb fuel injection question
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:32:02 -0700
    Three out of four fuel injections get squirted at a closed intake valve. What possible difference does the injector pattern make then? And what...
  • Re: Fuel Injection Question
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 28 Mar 1996 09:07:47
    ...Fuel Injection Question > >I've recently bought a 1800cc type IV engine that supposedly runs. It has > the >fuel injection still on it, but...
  • Re: Frequency recommendation to replace Vanagon fuel gasoline lines
    Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak
    Wed, 11 May 2016 17:43:31 -0400
    I was able to source some Continental 5/16 (7.9mm) Fuel Injection Hose SAE J309R Made in EU. Locally in Ottawa, CDN it...
  • Re: The Bosch Fuel Injection book by Robert Probst
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Sat, 1 Sep 2001 17:09:48 -0700
    ...How to Tune and Modify Bosch Fuel Injection by Ben Watson for $13.96 See: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0879385707/ref...
  • F/Re: lambadas??
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 14 Sep 1995 20:17:01 -0400
    ...fuel injection lambada to see if >it is dead or not? Lambada?.........Isn't that a dance step or something? Is the "fuel injection...
  • Re: replace FI with carbs?
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 28 Oct 1994 10:44:50 -0700
    ...Fuel injection will give you the best performance and fuel economy on a stock 914 engine. Do NOT remove it! --------======== + + + ========------- They also observe that...
  • Re: '78 FI blues
    Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
    Mon, 23 Jan 1995 08:38:41 CST6CDT
    Myles queries: > I do have a couple of Q's for the list since I am a virgin at working on > the fuel injection...
  • WTB: CA 81-83 air cooled Fuel Injection & Ignition System
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
    Mon, 23 Sep 2002 13:11:38 -0400
    ...071-906-301-B, Mass Air Fuel Meter 3. 071-971-761-A, Fuel injection harness 4. 071-133-061, Throttle Body (with port...
  • Re: Considering I4 swap: 1.8 89 Golf vs. 1.8 VW Fox (90?)
    Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
    Sat, 28 Jul 2001 08:22:15 -0700
    While we are on the subject of Fuel injection, I am wondering if I should use my old fuel injectors from my blown 115K...
  • Re: Emisson Control unit question
    Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
    Wed, 11 Jun 2003 10:04:25 -0400
    ...Here's a link to the Bosch Fuel Injection Manual if you're interested. http://www.conservatory.com/vw/manuals_nyx/L-JetronicWithLambda.html...
  • Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel work?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Sun, 25 Mar 2012 17:15:23 -0700
    ...DH 60 kW (82 PS; 80 bhp) Digijet (Digital-Jetronic) fuel injection, vane-type air flow meter 1915 cc, 82 HP @ 4800 rpm, 106...
  • Fw: 1.9L to 2.1L Swap
    Historical mailing list - LA and Glen
    Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:59:01 -0700
    ...Has nobody changed the cooling & fuel injection system along with the motor? I have a complete 2.1L with fuel injection wiring harness and...
  • Re: Restart And Drivability Problems
    Historical mailing list - Robert Young
    Sat, 6 Oct 2001 12:06:07 -0400
    I bought the Bentley Fuel Injection book from Amazon and it's written so well that you'll be an expert by the 4th...
  • Re: Carburetors on a WBX
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:59:27 -0700
    ...But good working fuel injection.......... and the wateboxer is not a good example of a really solidly consistent fuel injection and engine managment system...
  • Re: ALERT! Brand new fuel hoses failing!!!!
    Historical mailing list - Ed
    Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:42:44 -0400
    ...I would like to know if this was "Fuel injection" hose or just "Fuel" hose and what the SAE specifications were. Please be complete...
  • Re: Propane Fueled Turbo Diesel Injection
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Mon, 22 Sep 2003 10:33:01 -0400
    ...A bolt-on propane injection > kit was added and the engine dyno'ed at 400 BHP, ran totally clean, and > specific fuel consumption was...
  • Still running like ...
    Historical mailing list - Matt Thyer
    Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:18:06 -0800
    I went out to The Shop this morning and messed around with Zeno's fuel injection pump with Don and Dan. The good news...
  • 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: '82 Westy Diesel Intro + Injector / Timing Belt / GeneralQuestions
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Mon, 27 Aug 2001 11:15:22 -0700
    ...The engine and fuel injection parts are mostly the same as 81-85 Jettas, etc. Leaking in the injector area is most likely due...
  • Re: New fuel line disintegrates
    Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
    Sun, 2 Nov 2008 09:22:19 -0500
    The problem with the "goo" coming out of the heat sleeves on Vanagon fuel injection lines might be related to the permeability of the...
  • GDI
    Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
    Wed, 17 Jun 1998 15:20:10 -0400
    ...As part of the project, Siemens Automotive is developing a complete direct fuel injection system with speed-based engine control and exhaust treatment. For...
  • The Bosch Fuel Injection book by Robert Probst
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
    Sat, 1 Sep 2001 15:15:21 -0400
    Found The Bosch Fuel Injection book by Robert Probst for $8.95 at http://discountautorepairmanuals.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv Good Luck and Drive Safely...
  • Re: Best chance of passing emmissions?
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Thu, 18 Aug 2005 17:53:29 -0400
    I would suggest a bottle of STRONG fuel injection cleaner in the tank about 200 miles before the testing.There are so few smog...
  • Saw the Damage Today on MY EV
    Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
    Tue, 21 Sep 1999 17:37:44 -0400
    ...One of the lines that feeds the fuel injection rail is aparently broken off. It is not burnt, nor is the injection rail burnt...
  • Re: New VW Rotten Unvieled // TDI?
    Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
    Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:30:38 +0000
    <Yes and when your injection pump needs rebuilding I will cost the equivalent of 250 gallons of fuel to get the whole job done...
  • Fuel line sheath / casing
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
    Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:01:16 -0700
    ...I replaced my fuel lines about four years ago with a good product for fuel injection but I'm looking to replace sections of...
  • Re: digifant injection
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 6 Apr 2009 22:20:55 -0300
    ...fuel vapor just >sort of accumulate behind the intake valve until the intake stroke for >that cylinder? Surely 3/4 of the injection cycles...
  • Re: Fuel Injector Question Part 1
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:49:41 -0600
    ...original message was too big for the list. :( unca joel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 1 Bosch Gasoline and Diesel Injection Products Catalog 221132 1992 Gasoline Fuel Injection...
  • [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...
  • digifant injection
    Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
    Mon, 6 Apr 2009 21:50:48 -0400
    ...fuel vapor just sort of accumulate behind the intake valve until the intake stroke for that cylinder? Surely 3/4 of the injection cycles...
  • 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: AFC
    Historical mailing list - Michael Pabst
    Sat, 1 Jan 2000 15:13:04 EST
    ...The 80-83 air-cooleds are called AFC even though the above fuel injection principle is the same for the watercooleds. Their fuel injection...
  • Re: dumb fuel injection question
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:03:51 -0400
    At 05:32 PM 7/27/2011, Rocket J Squirrel wrote... >Three out of four fuel injections get squirted at a closed intake >valve...
  • Re: Instant horsepower (Pinwheel)
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Sun, 7 May 2000 21:05:13 -0700
    The 86 BMW fuel injection is a pulsed system also. The Motronic parts are very familiar to anyone who has a Digifant system. BMW...
  • Re: Digifant performance stuff.
    Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
    Tue, 14 Nov 2000 10:32:29 +0000
    ...I stated that I had a .7 or so volts, and that the Bosch Fuel Injection Book, power curve graph show max. power at...
  • Re: VW approved engine conversion kit
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 11 May 1999 21:17:24 -0400
    ...these engines? What does "motronic" fuel injection mean, anyhow? Motronic is a Bosch trademark referring to fuel-injection systems which also directly control ignition...
  • fuel injection problems
    Historical mailing list - MtnGal
    Thu, 18 Mar 1999 19:29:36 -0800
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  • Fuel Injection Discussions
    Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
    Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:43:28 -0400
    In the recent discussions about fuel injection systems and diagnosis mention was made about using WD40 or some other silicone spray on fuel system...
  • DIESEL FUEL INJECTION-CHINA
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 3 Dec 2000 10:26:29 +0800
    Sir, We are a company that engage in trading and rebuilding the diesel fuel injection units and parts . Our company is located in FUJIAN...