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• Idle Stabilizer and related stuff P/N
  Historical mailing list - Chayan Srisawat
  Wed, 2 Feb 2000 10:38:34 +0700
  Hi, I am now studying the engine management and fuel injection system relating to VW syncro. To make sure that I have got correct...
• Re: Fram Gas filter
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 09:06:05 -0400
  No charcoal in the fuel line, only in the emission control system. Mounted near rear tire. Larry A. On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:43:20 -0400
  ...The fuel pump comes on three ways ....one is the 'pre-run' .....when you go to start any vanagon with this system, you 'should...
• Reassembled 1.9L from head gasket replacement won't start/idle
  Historical mailing list - Mike Braden
  Sat, 22 May 2004 18:15:03 -0500
  ...As a lot of fuel drained out when I removed the fuel injectors, do I need to bleed the fuel system? I loosened the...
• Re: Possible Vanagon Syndrome...
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 15 Jul 2024 17:55:33 +0000
  ...get clogged with accumulated debris.  But I know nothing of Syncro fuel system.  Other than it's a real bear to remove that tank...
• Re: Emission Failure - Excess Hydrocarbons - Oxygen Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 08:18:46 -0700
  ...If they are okay look for a vacuum leak and then move on to the fuel injection system. You can hear or feel the...
• Re: question about thermostat ... or not
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Thyer
  Thu, 4 Mar 2010 14:52:05 -0800
  ...I hope people can see the inherent advantage of FEWER parts in a system like > the fuel hoses. > Fewer Parts = less to go wrong.
• Re: Did I buy the Right Vehicle? Am I hearing all the bad.
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 25 May 2005 11:42:20 -0600
  ...I try to only use brass fittings anywhere in the fuel system. There is some discussion of this in the groups that have plastic...
• Re: Diesel (AAZ) engine conversion questions ULSD availability
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Thu, 14 Dec 2006 09:42:14 -0500
  ...The gist of the discussion was about it being too expensive to maintain two production and distribution systems and that the new fuel would...
• Re: sad engine fire victim, 88 Wolfy
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 1 May 2008 16:58:50 -0700
  ...from the fuel pump to the fuel distributor as these will see full pressure and I think that your CIS system pressure is even...
• Re: Placement of Fuel Filter
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 11:56:18 -0400
  ...wrote: ><snip> Anyone know why the fuel filter is placed after the pump >in the digifant system? I hate to think of all that...
• Re: Strange Catastrophic Failure - Not
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:59:40 -0700
  ...you have to check your fuel filter once in a while. Surprised anyone would keep driving their van knowing fuel pressure is half of...
• Re: Subaru was: 2.1l engine for sale too $900.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 1 Sep 1999 21:48:48 -0700
  ...II or Motronic yer stuck if something vital >to the fuel injection system dies. Really? I suppose those foolish CIS-E, Digifant and Motronic...
• Re: Subject: 86 Vanagon intermittently shuts off at speed
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 10:45:20 -0500
  ...2. Air sensor ($450 for part) > 3. fuel filter > 4. Fuel pump > 5. Water in cooling system > 6. some pretty technical solution that involves...
• Re: Cheap emergency gas can for INSIDE your van (Was: Mercedesgas can for spare tire)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 12:32:27 -0800
  ...Adding Coleman fuel likely results in a blend with a significant gasoline content. The recirculating nature of the Vanagon fuel system would mix it...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer System Delete. Cause Bog Off Idle?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 12 Apr 2015 09:59:03 -0700
  ...fast enough when the throttle is opened causing the system to go into > fuel cut off while trying to accelerate. In my years of...
• Re: Read carefully (fuel hose)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:57:16 -0700
  ...fuel line you use. Only > use the high pressure version (we sell it). It is rated at 900 psi > (kinda overkill since the system...
• Re: Fuel Injector Question Part 1
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:49:41 -0600
  ...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: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 07:58:58 -0600
  ...This consists of an > expensive system to pressurize (or maybe evacuate?) the fuel tank vent > system through the fuel filler hole, keep it at...
• van won't start, making progress
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sat, 24 Aug 2002 20:27:49 -0400
  ...Since I can't work on it right now, I wanted to ask if anyone could explain the fuel delivery system. Bentley is teaching...
• Propane Fill Question (Ontario, Canada)
  Historical mailing list - Ian Allan
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 17:20:01 -0400
  ...Ian ----- Original Message ----- This is the part from TSSA: ---------------------------- Hi Ian, Thanks for your enquiry, The installation code for propane fuel systems and tanks...
• Re: It is possible to make a 2WD into a Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 10:15:02 -0500
  ...VC/transmission/engine/exhaust/intak e) > plus its fuel tank and fuel system and fuel filler pipe/housing then > transplanted it, you'd have...
• Evaporation tanks help
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 4 May 2022 21:17:37 -0400
  ...I’ll of Cours want to check the rest of the fuel system. How does one pressure test the system to look for other...
• Re: New 1,9 TDI from VW
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 16:54:45 +0200
  ...While the common rail makes use of a rail to distribute the fuel, the VW system has a quite different approach. The injection pumps...
• #Engine in 1990 Vanagon 2.1L cutting out randomly
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Mon, 25 Oct 1999 18:23:23 MDT
  ...From what I've caught from listening to the list, it might be a fuel injection system problem or bad electrical connections/grounding points...
• Putting FI on carburated ACVW
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 06:19:14 -0400
  Volks, I am swapping a working FI system to my carbureted 2 liter. I know about the gas tank and fuel pump....... My question...
• Re: 40 minutes drive and then cuts out.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:23:51 -0400
  ...system is for the 1.9 > engine, digijet. I have checked with the digitool all the possible > items. Also checked fuel pressure, fuel pump...
• Got it running...88 Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 20:14:28 -0500
  ...a ground to that wire going to the fuel pump relay to "fool" the system...(thanks to Ken Wilford at Van-Again for his...
• Fuel expansion/vapor return system
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 6 Jun 2009 13:33:15 -0700
  Has anybody successfully re-engineered that mess to eliminate the tanks? I guess I get the idea behind the crossover venting to accommodate the...
• Re: spark plugs and fuel economy ???
  Historical mailing list - Joshua R. Poulson
  Tue, 02 Apr 1996 12:18:36 +22327534
  ...Poulson, Systems Engineering, ADP Dealer Services, Portland, OR PGP Public Key available upon request
• bosch/amp crimp terminals
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 07:13:51 -0400
  ...of crimp terminals that is used by bosch on the fuel injection system? are they w style crimps? if you have a good source...
• Re: Fuel Guage callibration
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Fri, 16 Mar 2007 21:37:38 -0800
  ...and all three > > fuel gauges read exactly the same - so it's probably > > some shortcoming in the design of the system. > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ > Now that's...
• Re: Replacing FI with Carbs on WBX 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 12:18:03 -0800
  ...A good FI system keeps your fuel mixture very close to > a > perfect 14.5:1. A carburetor can't do this across all...
• Re: Black Vapor and Rattle. And other stuff.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 8 Nov 2014 10:41:48 -0500
  It is normal for the fuel system to hold pressure. It is desirable and a goal. Gasoline wants to evaporate quickly and the and...
• Re: CIS warm-up regulator
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 19:25:47 -0800
  ...Does anyone know a simple way to test the >warm-up regulator in the CIS system? Also, how does one test the CIS fuel...
• Gas in oil? UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - David L. Chasteen
  Sat, 03 May 1997 10:04:47 -0700
  ...No O2 sensor is part of the system, apparently not part of the 82 aircooled system. Gas still seems to be getting into the...
• Re: sears pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 07:57:08 -0800
  It is the Sears Craftsman fuel pressure gauge, specifically designed for high pressure fuel injection systems, and in the auto testing tools section. Most...
• Spare Parts you MUST carry!
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 12:42:35 -0500
  ...AFM fuel injectors fuel regulator fuel pump fuel filter engine computer distributor plug wires main relay coolant hoses temp sensor coolant manifold fuses headlight...
• Re: Propane fueled Vanagons??
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 18 Sep 2006 17:19:00 -0400
  ...Propane fueled Vanagons?? > Somewhere way back there was some few discussions about propane fuel > systems for Vanagons. > > Has anyone got any information on this...
• : Re: Tag an SUV today
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Dec 2000 20:00:23 -0700
  ...its day, but new vehicles have much more tightly controlled fuel and ignition systems. I think the new Chev Malibu has 4 or 5...
• Re: fuel pressure gauge--Sears
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 22:35:20 -0700
  ...I thought the valve on an air conditioning system was a Schrader valve. Maybe not. All's I know for sure is that I...
• Excellent VW 2.1 rebuilt engine for sale in Vancouver BC area - photos
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 15:49:26 -0700
  ...If you are contemplating a rebuild this engine (from California) is ready to go..... $2k Cdn including complete exhaust system, engine carrier bar, fuel...
• Re: Reassembly has begun
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 18 Jul 2016 07:05:15 -0700
  ...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: 1.9 to 2.1 wbx swap questions
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 01:05:54 -0400
  ...We've reached a decision and are about to install the engine/trans tomorrow, using the 2.1 cooling system and 1.9 fuel...
• fuel guages woes
  Historical mailing list - Ken Sid
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 13:38:58 -0800
  I'm having trouble with the fuel guage in the 85gl I bought about two months back. It seems to work fine from full...
• Re: Fuel system...follow up
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 13 Jun 2004 04:30:55 -0400
  ...new fuel injectors (manufacturer - Echlin) >2. new air filter >3. new spark plugs (platinum) >4. new oil and filter > >There are no leaks in...
• Re: Fuel recovery system overhaul Parts
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 16:10:41 EDT
  The stainless ABA clamps that I sell are for 7mm fuel line only. I am pretty positive that they won't work with the...
• Re: Mil-Spec vehicular space heaters
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Thu, 6 Feb 2003 07:31:20 -0800
  Like the feller says JP-4 is 'jet' fuel. Turns out to be a kerosene style stuff. The vehicle heater is a heat exchanger...
• Fuel Pressure Regulator interchange
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 21:49:51 -0400
  Hi Volks, I have a problem with the fuel pressure regulator on my westy. It has an L-jetronic system, as used from 1975...
• Re: Strange no-start problem
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 17:54:44 -0500
  ...I think, but am not certain, the problem showed up before the fuel delivery system work. Progressive worsening until today, I can't get...
• Re: 1.9L Gutless when first started
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:24:08 -0700
  ...something in your fuel delivery system, a > physical clogging of the fuel lines or some other problem that would limit > fuel pressure/delivery rate...
• FW: Vapor lock? Static electricity? Help!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 06:12:37 -0600
  ...how much fuel the injectors spray is a device that changes what is called the 'control pressure' in the fuel system according to temperature...
• '80 air-cooled power loss
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Wed, 20 Oct 2004 11:45:55 -0700
  I don't think that anything can beat methodically checking out the fuel injection and ignition system per the Bentley. It is easy to...
• Re: Another Vanagon Burns Up
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 10:28:15 -0600
  Little details on the Vanagon Fuel system can be the nemesis of disaster. With about ten years experience maintaining Vanagons, Porsche and another 40...
• Re: Digifant Newbs: Vanagon ProTraining Digifant Manual. Worth Getting!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
  Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:27:15 -0700
  I'm looking at a completely different protraining manual (which I own) - it's titled "Vanagon/Type II Fuel Systems" and has 3 chapters...
• Re: Why no bolt-on HP upgrades to the 2.1 WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 25 May 2012 11:32:37 -0700
  ...2012 at 1:26 PM, Craig Cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote: > GoWesty just announces a standalone fuel injection system. Check their > website. > > -craig > > -- Casey
• Re: Fuel consumption?
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Wed, 31 Aug 1994 11:20:41 -0700 (PDT)
  ...a little different: Please quantify. Thom -- ............................................................................ : Thom Fitzpatrick Transamerica Info Mgmnt : : Systems Administrator 1860 Howe Ave : : tfitzpatrick@tim.com Sacramento, CA 95825 : : fax (916...
• Re: Fuel Questions & Miscellany.....
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 30 Jun 1995 07:37:33 -0700 (PDT)
  The gas was coming from the rotten hoses that connects to the steel pipes that make up the gas vapour expansion system (along with...
• parts for 91 syncro
  Historical mailing list - peter cobb
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 08:43:26 -0800
  Anyone know where I can get a fuel tank strap for the left and right corners for 91 syncro ,my mechanic said would have...
• Re: I added a Turbo to improve air flow...
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 15:01:04 -0500
  Oh, and about the piggyback fuel controller... If you can afford it, I would recommend trashing the stock vw computer and running a standalone...