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  • More on Bosch 050
    Historical mailing list - Jesse L Reynolds
    Sun, 30 Apr 1995 19:30:47 -0400 (EDT)
    ...But for 74-79 van (type IV with fuel injection) I was told that 050 was the way to go. Sure enough, when I...
  • alternators-Bosch or otherwise?
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 18 Mar 1996 10:55:17 -0500 (EST)
    ...saying "They just keep breaking and cause harm to the fuel injection system." Anybody have experience with the off brand alternators with a lifetime...
  • Re: Can't find a 1.9 fuel injection problem?
    Historical mailing list - John H. Fleming
    Thu, 19 Jun 1997 22:31:46 -0400
    >some other thoughts: > >fuel system pressure > >throttle switch (full throttle enrichment) on the throttle shaft-thingie= =2E > >evaporative emissions system ... might be leaking. > >good...
  • Re: A Complaint w-South African Engine Conversion
    Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
    Sat, 13 May 2000 02:55:19 EDT
    ...agree about the CAT, just make sure it has an operating O2 within its electronic fuel injection. See ya. Michael 87 syncro 87 quattro
  • starting after replacing glow plugs
    Historical mailing list - Jim Snyder
    Sun, 14 Jan 2001 12:22:36 -0500
    ...Does the injection pump need primed, etc? I am not sure I am getting any fuel yet. I would also like to change the...
  • Air Cooled Vanagon parts for sale...
    Historical mailing list - Patrick Koch
    Sat, 13 Oct 2001 00:37:57 -0600
    ...Complete Fuel Injection System, m.. CV Joints n.. Gas Tank, o.. Free Seats!!! Please send me an email ( pkoch@waldos.net ) and ask for...
  • Re: Propane Fueled Turbo Diesel Injection
    Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
    Sun, 21 Sep 2003 13:21:20 -0600
    Entity John Rodgers spoke thus: > Just watched a program on the tube called "Trucks". Featured this week > was a modification of a Chevy diesel...
  • 1988 Vanagon For Sale
    Historical mailing list - John Russ
    Fri, 24 Dec 2004 20:22:16 -0500
    ...I am having problems with the fuel injection system. But other wise there are no major dents but a little ruff around the edges...
  • Re: Fuel starvation, I think...
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Mon, 17 Jul 2006 13:14:31 -0400
    ...Fuel injection needs the full 29psi pressure. Up hill or down shouldnt matter.The amount of gas in your tank may matter.The fuel...
  • Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:19:24 -0500
    ...multi-point fuel injection - intermittient" >> >> Meaning not continuous injection (CIS) >> >> "air metering: flow" >> >> Meaning flapper for flow measurement not mass air, speed density, etc...
  • Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] No luck getting injection pump drive shaft seal out
    Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
    Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:47:09 -0700
    ...Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] No luck getting injection pump drive shaft seal out Heh, yeah, that seal can be a real pain. I finally managed...
  • Re: How bad is it to have dual carbs instaed if the FI on an 84
    Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
    Thu, 22 Aug 2013 18:06:03 -0400
    ...ALSO a very common reason for carb conversions is bad compression in a cylinder!fuel injection will not run ok but a carb will...
  • Re: VW Fuel Injection Information (was SS header)
    Historical mailing list - Carl Turner
    Fri, 19 Sep 1997 16:46:31 -0400
    In a message dated 97-09-19 16:30:56 EDT, Sean Bartnik correctly corrected me: << Actually, the oxygen sensor is a battery rather...
  • Re: /f spreewell: Whats up with that?
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Fri, 12 Dec 1997 12:33:38 CST
    ...fuel injection doesn't have a "choke" ... a themo-time switch, or maybe just the coolant-temp-sensor-extra-gas-squirting-algorithim in the...
  • FS: AFM harness upgrade
    Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
    Mon, 5 Jul 1999 14:43:01 -0700
    ...The cable plugs between the afm connector and the ecu fuel injection cable. I will be replacing it with a modification to the ECU...
  • Re: <F> Offroading VW
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Fri, 22 Oct 1999 13:16:42 +0200
    ...as i recall > from my 68 squareback, there wasn't a lot of room over the engine, even for > the fuel injection! No, those...
  • Ignition Coil Wire Routing
    Historical mailing list - Dave Seasholtz
    Sun, 20 Feb 2000 15:04:25 -0500
    ...I have a green wire from the points/condenser in the distributor, a wire coming from the fuel injection control unit, and a double...
  • Re: Answer to: New Toy
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Fri, 24 Sep 2004 20:47:01 -0700
    ...sold by steve taub porsche in > Santa Monica. > The mechanical fuel injection was a bit fussy, but it was all original and > unmodified. > The...
  • Re: Vanagon fuel requirement
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Tue, 15 Sep 1998 08:29:35 CDT
    ...Purge injection system with G-16 cleaner. Refer to current Technical Information Circulars for injection purge instructions. * Check that fuel and ignition systems are...
  • Re: '81 Air cooled fuel injection control unit cable
    Historical mailing list - Bulley
    Fri, 14 Jan 2000 09:20:26 -0500
    ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: '81 Air cooled fuel injection control unit cable Hello from Atlanta. I need to replace connectors on my cable...
  • Re: 83 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
    Mon, 12 Apr 1999 08:12:36 -0700
    ...It has a fuel injection > system. When you turn the key, you generally hear a noise twice of the > fuel injection turning on. This...
  • Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
    Historical mailing list - Jerry
    Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:25:47 -0600
    Since my Vanagon is an early 88 with wiring configuration of an 87, then the fuel injection wiring check of continuity between terminal #12...
  • Re: Won't Sell 91Gl
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Mon, 7 Jan 2008 19:14:13 -0800
    ...Probably California ones are the really bad ones with EGR and I don't recall that they have a air injection pump, but they...
  • Re: Plastic fuel line
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Sat, 1 Mar 2014 13:45:35 -0500
    ...Fuel injection hose will be fine, but even that is overkill since there is almost no pressure in that part of the circuit. Any...
  • What is a 1.9L engine worth?
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Thu, 18 Feb 1999 17:06:15 -0800
    ...What is the average price one can expect for a 1.9L boxer? No leaks and decent compression, all goodies like exhaust, fuel injection...
  • Re: [Audi-VW-Diesels] RE: [DIESEL] [Diesel] Injector Pump isleaking...
    Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
    Tue, 23 Oct 2001 12:17:56 -0700
    ...I just replaced > mine last month.>>> > > Where do you get seals and other parts for Bosch injection pump > repairs? At a Bosch pump repair...
  • Re: How much power can a stock FI make?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
    Sat, 17 Nov 2001 10:13:07 -0500
    ...How much can my stock 1.9 fuel injection handle? What improvements can I make before I need to replace/upgrade my FI system...
  • Re: Fuel Injector Question
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:00:24 -0600
    ...Your fuel injection system uses one oxygen sensor, one throttle position sensor, etc to monitor and make adjustments to the entire engine. Fuel delivery...
  • More info on 5-cylinder conversion and TDD conversions from Overland Parts
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
    Fri, 26 Apr 2002 13:42:27 -0400
    ...These are actually called TDD (Turbo Direct Injection Diesel) by the folks at Overland because they are actually a hybrid of the TDI engine...
  • Re: Friday NVC: European Union switch to diesel not working so well
    Historical mailing list - James
    Sat, 21 Jun 2014 22:45:32 -0400
    But urea injection was first developed in the EU - low sulfur/sulphur diesel fuel as well. That Business Week article is so full of...
  • Re: ANSWERS!! Re: Engine electrical power requirements?
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:28:39 -0700
    ...However, Scott Daniel writes to say that, > I can tell you, my 88 740 Volvo with similar electronic fuel injection > and ignition, can suck...
  • Gas Tank parts
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 9 Aug 1998 11:25:47 EDT
    ...Why use the expensive stuff you ask incredulously? Because there really wasn't that much of it and the fuel injection hose is much...
  • Re: No Subject
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 17 Oct 2001 01:00:09 -0500
    You've got it right "No Subject" all vendors sell fuel injection hose and it all meets the standards. If you're buying all...
  • Re: 1990 Vanagon Fuel injection problem
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
    Tue, 11 Jun 2002 09:01:06 -0400
    ...1990 Vanagon Fuel injection problem Hi, This is my first post. I was driving down the road at 70mph and my oil light came...
  • Re: 7mm braided coolant hose, overflow to pressure
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Fri, 24 Jul 2015 21:40:04 +0000
    ...Just ordered the part from one of our suppliers and got 5/16 fuel injection hose. TOO STIFF and WRONG SIZE  need to use...
  • Re: Possible aaz/ turbo diesel source?
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Mon, 26 Sep 2011 08:16:57 -0700
    I assume the basic AAZ industrial longblock might work, but I'll bet the injection pump governor is set to a different operating range...
  • Re: recommend a multimeter
    Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
    Mon, 26 Feb 2001 11:43:01 -0700
    ...This will allow you to adjust the mixture on the CIS-E fuel injection systems common to a lot of the other VW and...
  • How much power can a stock FI make?
    Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
    Fri, 16 Nov 2001 10:03:25 -0600
    ...How much can my stock 1.9 fuel injection handle? What improvements can I make before I need to replace/upgrade my FI system...
  • Re: running problems, 2.1
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Wed, 18 Jan 2006 19:44:37 -0800
    > when you disconnect the O2, sensor I figure the voltage output goes to > zero. > How does the Fuel injection treat this output? ECU defaults...
  • Re: Updated photos of the R-TDI project Westfalia
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Wed, 7 Jun 2006 07:46:08 -0700
    What's the advantage gained by adding a fuel cooler? Is this something peculiar to VW's distributer-type injection pumps, which are lubricated...
  • Re: <syncro> EuroVan TDI officially on sale now (URL)
    Historical mailing list - William Ward
    Wed, 22 Apr 1998 15:18:45 -0500
    ...Injection type Direct injection, turbo Number of cylinders & 5 / 2.46 liters Displacement Horsepower 75 Kilowatts/102 PS/112 HP at 3,500 rpm...
  • gas tank leak: prevous post
    Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
    Thu, 21 Jan 1999 15:58:51 -0500
    ...Why use the expensive stuff you ask incredulously? Because there really wasn't that much of it and the fuel injection hose is much...
  • Re: Update: More idle issues for idle hands and minds
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 15 Dec 2002 23:46:37 -0600
    ...cooling, Fuel injection, you name it. Last month on a 200 mile trip, I was tooling along when suddenly the fuel gage started plummeting...
  • Have I damaged my control unit?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
    Sun, 6 Aug 2006 04:02:50 EDT
    ...Having checked the fuel injection relays in the secret "high voltage" box I may have donor something horrible--or maybe not. In Bentely Fuel...
  • Re: Engine Bay Wiring Harness
    Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
    Wed, 27 Jan 2016 19:32:44 -0800
    What type of Injection ? Digijet , Digifant , AFC , CIS . If Digifant then I have one. Stacy Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 27, 2016, at...
  • Meteor is home. 1.6 diesel conversion?, Austin
    Historical mailing list - Adam Butler
    Thu, 2 Apr 2015 22:28:59 -0500
    ...The diesel injection pump is bad so it's by passed with another pump, and the battery right there with alligator clips. The 83...
  • Re: vanagon difficulty
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 3 Sep 2009 14:28:10 -0400
    ...availability of parts for >quick validation of many common starting, fuel injection, emission, and >electrical problems. True fact. Specially if they're of the...
  • Re: Fuel Injection Discussions
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:32:27 -0400
    At 07:43 PM 3/26/2009, Dave Arthur wrote: >was made about using WD40 or some other silicone spray on fuel system WD...
  • Re: Aircooleds and Airplanes
    Historical mailing list - Martin Garramone
    Tue, 18 Jul 1995 08:39:09 -0500 (CDT)
    ...VW life (high compression V8s) that some people were using water injection to combat detonation and carbon buildup. The inlet for the water would...
  • Re: Fuel Injection Cleaner
    Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
    Fri, 10 Feb 1995 13:26:16 -0800
    > Would not putting in a can of Chevron Techlorine a tank or two before > an oil change have the same effect? I run on...
  • re:injection to carb conversion: summary
    Historical mailing list
    1 Dec 95 22:57:00 +1800
    SMTPGATE (plima%indirect.com@tzone) [gotta love those mail systems :-)] wrote: >Does anyone know how to get around the pre-heating problem? The carb...
  • Re: vanagon questions to the folks that know
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 10 May 1997 02:33:09 -0400 (EDT)
    ...In 86 they went to a slightly larger engine (2.1l vs 1.9l) with a different fuel injection system and improved routing for...
  • 1.9l Vanagon waterboxer Complete FS $900
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 21 Jul 1999 21:17:17 EDT
    ...Engine will come with a good exhaust system complete, good clutch, all wiring harness for engine with ECU, fuel injection setup, basically drop this...
  • Engine Replacement Questions?
    Historical mailing list - Jason Denton
    Wed, 1 Dec 1999 19:14:57 EST
    ...What is involved with replacing my 1.9L with a 2.1L? Are there new fuel injection/exhaust mods that I must make or...
  • Re: Tough driving(thin air)
    Historical mailing list - Bob Nugent
    Sun, 1 Jul 2001 00:53:33 EDT
    ...Anybody know of a small supercharger system that would work in that range -- and integrate with the fuel injection system? I can't see...
  • Re: FS Vanagon carbereutors
    Historical mailing list - Ed Sato
    Thu, 25 Jul 2002 01:13:28 -1000
    ...Are you tired of the expensive maintenance on your VW fuel > injection? > Simplify with these carburetors. I've got a set of Solex carbs...
  • Re: ECU Chip 2.1 Digifant
    Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
    Thu, 9 Jan 2003 16:59:35 -0500
    ...That is the ECU I am talking about its for the 10 to 1 dj engine in europe they ran digijet injection. the higher...
  • Re: Aircooled engine in Watercooled vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
    Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:27:59 -0400
    ...to replace fuel injection. No heat, engines temps. vary to much, will not smog. ...... forget it, fix the Wasserboxer. Eric Mike Noble wrote: > What...
  • Re: Oil Filters: Fram vs Others?
    Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
    Thu, 9 Nov 2000 15:22:47 -0600
    ...Fram vs Others? >Phaedra, > >This is the first I've heard of using either the STP water remover and the >fuel injection cleaner. I...
  • Re: Running Rich - O2 sensor reading low?
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Wed, 19 Feb 2003 19:34:09 EST
    ...After going through the ignition system and only finding that it was running rich, I turned my attention to the fuel injection. For the...