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• Progress on the fuel injector mod on Audi 3A Project
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 21:00:45 EDT
  To any who are interested, In my switch to the SAAB Turbo engine management system for this engine, I decided to use the 3A...
• $5 Fuel Filter! Really!
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 01:21:14 -0400
  ...The only thing that has me concerned at this point is I haven't been able to determine the pressure the Taurus fuel system...
• Re: No Subject
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 17 Oct 2001 01:09:50 EDT
  ...was for fuel injection but it doesn't seem sturdy enough for the 30 -40 psi pressure in the fuel system. >> Dennis, The hose...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 00:32:19 EST
  ...no fuel. Then the attendant cylinder becomes merely an air pump. This leans the exhaust to the point that the control system tries to...
• New Fuel Inject Test Data
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 09 May 94 22:28:38 EDT
  ...Accordingly, I got out my "Vanagon/Type II Fuel Systems Pro Training Manual" that is published by VW for its own dealer mechanics and...
• Re: How to replace fuel hose?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sun, 15 Aug 2004 16:57:04 -0400
  go buy yourself 11 feet of 7mm x 3 high pressure fuel line. take the lines off one at a time and lay it...
• Re: 87 2.1 dies after 30 seconds
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 11:33:07 -0600
  ...that a Vanagon fuel system can show > good pressure but still have a poor delivery rate. > > My theory: if fuel tank has enough debris...
• Re: Fuel Pump Wos.......
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 06:04:18 -0400
  ...It felt like the old familar fuel system going dead. I know what that feels like....after 3 fuel pumps - and finally a new...
• Re: fuel lines replacing
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 23:00:13 -0500
  ...to remove the short hoses from the fuel injectors: I was advised to use a >hacksaw or Dremel tool to cut the (impossible to...
• Re: fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 4 Jan 2003 10:51:07 -0700
  ...fuel line i must use? I am not sure how much pressure the FI system generates. Any idea how many feet of fuel line...
• 87 SynroGL-No start
  Historical mailing list - Randy Charrette
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 13:17:12 +0000
  ...They were closing up, but from my description he said it �could be the Pre-pump in the fuel system�. Do our vans have...
• Re: Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 21:36:19 +0200
  ...3 wire ISV like the Golf/Jetta Digifant fuel system? > The only Vanagon Digifant fuel system I've ever > seen has a 2 wire...
• Re: VW inline four-bangers
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 16:33:38 -0700
  ...impressive you are so versed in aircraft fuel systems. planning for inverted flight in any of your car adaptations ? ! electronically control direct injection sure...
• Re: BA 6 Heater Booster - text
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 24 Nov 2006 15:52:52 -0500
  ...ignites that fuel.It fires every revolution, or 33 times for each burst of fuel.Like the coils on plug systems in late automobiles...
• Re: digifant injection
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 6 Apr 2009 22:26:51 -0700
  ...I was even dreaming of > retrofitting a Subaru > fuel injection system to a waterboxer. > Vanagon fuel injection is pretty crude I think., > > the ECU...
• Re: 84 Vanagon: Would you fix if it yourself (if you were me?)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Oct 1996 20:46:13 -0700
  ...I would definately repalce the leaking fuel system > parts. Do not attempt to repair those crimp ends. There could also be > another problem but...
• Re: Fuel Injector System
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 May 1996 13:02:19 -0400
  ...It doesn't seem like much to keep a fuel injector in place, but it seems to work. I'm not sure, but I...
• Re: Fuel System Issue
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 14:42:51 EDT
  ...He rigged up a switch to shut off the fuel pump manually when he was trying to hot restart. He would crank it over...
• Re: Questions about gas to diesel conversion
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 30 Jul 2005 06:41:20 -0700
  ...The entire cooling hose systems are basically incompatible. No USA-market diesel Vanagons came with power steering. The list goes on... Michael Snow 1982...
• Re: Build your OWN FI replacement for the digixxx system
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 2 Mar 2003 14:54:08 -0000
  ...That would increase fuel economy... Thought your link to Bowling and Grippo's Mega Squirt was great, isn't that just what we all...
• Re: gas :(
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 18 May 2012 22:47:00 -0700
  ...Those other countries tax fuel heavily to pay for socialist programs like universal worthless government run health care systems.� >America the last hundred years...
• Re: Gas Heater Plumbing
  Historical mailing list - Joseph J Helwig
  Wed, 31 Jul 1996 09:26:51 -0600
  ...The excess gas is re-routed back to the fuel tank - sort of like a miniature fuel injection system. If your model has a...
• crank crank THUD problem solved
  Historical mailing list - Gina
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 17:20:08 -0500
  ...Up a little higher in the system, found the fuel pressure regulator had completely failed and fuel is freely pouring through it, as well...
• head torque on water-cooled engines: a recall
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Wed, 19 Oct 94 23:59:13 CDT
  ...870414 System: Fuel Tank. Vehicle Description: Van Type Vehicles. Description of Defect: Fuel tank filler neck pipe may not seat properly in the fuel...
• Re: Solar for VANGONS?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 9 Jul 2015 18:44:14 -0500
  ...the Germans have developed a solar system to convert water and > CO2 to 80 liters of diesel fuel per day. If you have a...
• Re: 86 Camper: Voltage light sending unit; fuel pressure emission test; for sale in California
  Historical mailing list - Silvia Carranza
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 06:18:01 +0000
  ...Shield station and he said that Vanagons were exempt from the fuel system pressure test. When he brought it up in the computer he...
• Re: 5/16" High Pressure Fuel Lines OK?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 26 Dec 2006 13:13:44 -0800
  ...Any > problem with this? Yes, the new ones are high pressure rated for fuel > injection systems. No leaks, either. > > Thanks all-- > > > Geza
• Re: 2.1 WBX stumbles after hot restart; vapor lock?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:13:07 -0400
  ...it seems there is a return line which indicates that the fuel system is a loop -- therefore vapor lock should not happen? I suppose...
• Re: Engine thoughts
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 09:04:00 -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...
• Re: Good fuel filter arrangement?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 22:49:04 -0700
  "One thing to keep in mind is that as the engine is running fuel is recirculating throught eh system, picking up heat from the...
• Re: monitoring system
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 24 Jul 2004 08:18:28 -0400
  ...ago, my father had an electronic engine monitoring system on >his '73 Bus. It monitored fuel flow, speed, etc. and could display all >sorts...
• Re: Low Idle Stall when warm
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 22 May 2006 19:57:20 -0400
  ...Or a vaccum hose with a burn hole in it.Perhaps, if your fuel system was super crudded up, a bit of goop was...
• Re: Doing a 1.9l to 2.1l swap
  Historical mailing list - jimkim
  Wed, 3 May 2000 22:31:58 -0700
  ...When hooking up the coolant lines was it hard to plumb in the oil cooler? Will the 1.9 FI system supply enough fuel...
• Need 2 liter acvw FI system complete with fuel pump.
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Thu, 24 May 2001 22:31:26 -0400
  Volks, Putting 2 liter back together for my 73 bus, and am out of luck locally trying to find a donor for fuel injection...
• Re: Reminders for Newbies (and a few Oldies as well)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:32:30 -0600
  ...Disconnect battery before working on fuel lines under bus! ACHTUNG!" Tom B. -spark from energized electrical system can set YOU on fire also!
• back on line
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Jul 94 15:51:34 PDT
  ...with fuel/air system are good. Check central idle air and fuel adjustment screws to see if they really work. Sometimes the central idle...
• Re: Stalling at Idle when cold
  Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
  Wed, 17 Sep 1997 11:06:52 -0500
  Sean writes: > > > Paul writes: > > The cold idle circuit of most Bosch fuel injection systems incorporate > > an "auxillary air regulator". When you start the engine...
• Re: Engine - Braided Hoses
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 11:47:05 -0400
  ...The pressure hoses in the fuel system are of entirely different construction with internal reinforcement. david -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv...
• Fuel Pump-Replace?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chen
  Thu, 18 Sep 1997 15:43:27 -0400
  I am going to drop the fuel tank this week on my '84 1.9 to replace the fuel lines and filter. Should I...
• Re: Calling all turbo charger / Diesel experts!!
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 11:34:29 -0600
  ...In the TD fuel pump the fueling is regulated in response to the boost pressure by means of a membrane pressure meter, where a...
• Re: Stumbling after fuel filter change
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:45:16 -0600
  ...If the latter, it's a fuel delivery system problem. Check the filters again. You may have a nasty filthy tank ( or got a...
• Re: noisy fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 7 Apr 2004 10:53:10 -0700
  ...I learned from a station attendant who used to drive the tankers that the fuel cleanliness is monitored on a regular basis and fuel...
• Re: Soliciting VW Engine Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Thu, 23 Jan 2014 13:01:50 -0800
  ...Any of these systems have a lot of opportunity for engine enhancements. Very simply as the engine sucks more air you get more fuel...
• Re: Power loss still in '85
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 09:24:32 -0800
  ...I went to a mechanic across > > the street who > > also thought it was the fuel system, and said he would > > need it for two...
• Re: Use Fuel Pressure Tester to Test Cooling System Pressure? (engine running)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 21 May 2017 17:46:38 -0400
  ...If you don't want coolant to be forced into the gauge, use a length of hose between cooling system and gauge, and keep...
• Re: Engine o2 out of spec
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 06:44:49 -0600
  Hi Dennis, I use an 81 Cal system in our 78 westy. Test fuel pressure, test / clean the injectors (be sure you have a...
• Re: Fix tank expansion system without a complete rework?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 28 Nov 2016 10:18:49 -0800
  ...Fix tank expansion system without a complete rework? Can one access the expansion tanks for the main fuel tank without removing the whole thing...
• Re: Help strange misfire - Update
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 7 Oct 2012 13:41:12 -0400
  ...I remember people making claims about the ethanol eating the rubber and plastic in the fuel system back in the early 80's, but...
• Re: Gas to diesel fuel tank changes?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 15 Sep 2001 08:12:21 -0400
  ...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: Reducing exhaust heat extends the life of water hoses.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sat, 14 Jul 2001 09:35:50 -0400
  ...fuel makes more power, HP is >again increased. The hotter the exhaust gas is the more it expands and that makes the exhaust system...
• No start..Help
  Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 11:43:55 -0500
  ...a wire or both? Since all the fuel lines are empty.... is there anything in the system that senses that and won't allow...
• Re: Fuel Tank Grommets/Plastic Pieces
  Historical mailing list - Peter R. Guerzenich Small
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:30:56 -0600
  ...I have ordered the replacement > parts kit but am having trouble locating the 2 plastic pieces I > need to reconnect the system. Can anyone...
• Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing? /NO Emissions Question
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 15:21:24 -0800
  It must depend on where you are in California, because here in Sacramento, they do the complete evap system test. No debate about it...
• Re: Best chance of passing emmissions?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 18:40:18 -0400
  ...dont see how any of them pass.The computer and fuel injection system must > be the primary devices(besides the catalytic)for emissions.Make...
• Re: Question on Biodiesel
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 17 May 2005 10:22:07 -0700
  ...Net loss in the system. (And then you get into the mess they have in the UK of the government collecting a fuel tax...
• Re: noisy fuel pump - full of rust
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 5 Oct 2006 15:58:00 -0700
  ...hmm prolly 83.5 - 85 I got an 85 > I suppose I could add one to the system, but it seems that there is...
• Re: no start
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 00:01:19 -0500
  ...Since the fuel injection system is powered through the wire connecting the alternator to the battery, I checked the voltage available to the fuel...
• Re: Propane fired airconditioning
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 20:38:15 -0500
  ...Yes, I am asking about a fuel fired AC whereby the fuel that is burned to drive the system is propane. I know the...
• Re: Overheated Westy '87
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 13:37:20 -0800
  ...Got things cooled down, fuel being pumped again, and got going. No damage at all to the cooling system or engine. The block and...
• Re: fuel managment system
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:57:41 -0800
  Gowesty is working on a system. http://www.gowesty.com/library_article.php?id=1532 Some have installed Megasquirt. Or just a whole different...