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Re: Golf/Jetta gas motor in Vanagon automatic
Historical mailing list - dooley
Thu, 18 May 2006 21:59:16 -0400
...One thing- installing EFI would be easier. Only 2 fuel lines to run- feed and return, and those are rubber, much easier to deal...
Re: Are Vanagons more fire oriented than any other old car?
Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
Thu, 14 Jan 1999 21:05:53 -0600
...So, the choice of rubber line was dependent on the choice of EFI, rather than mechanical injection (albeit with electronic controls on the later...
Re: What in fuel can wreck engine?
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Thu, 29 Nov 2007 05:20:36 -0800
...car to make the engine fail quickly? >> It's a Mazda EFI 1.6 Familia (323) engine. >> >> Don't say sugar, please. >> >> Engine-blows...
Re: She LIVES
Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
Thu, 21 Jul 2016 12:47:37 -0700
...on the road with a recently rebuilt 2.1l (but original EFI), new > brakes, new clutch cylinder and even a repaired steering column. > > Thanks...
LPG diesels, anyone?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sat, 14 Jul 2001 22:47:22 +1200
...Jeez, how about running nitrous as well? A nitrous-injected LPG EFI turbodiesel. Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand ph 64 (3...
Re: How to throw a rod
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 17 Aug 2000 10:02:25 -0700
...One was a great vacation, plus I have a complete set of spare EFI parts, alternator, etc. I just feel bad about destroying the...
Re: Zemco ZT-4 Computer...anybody hooked one up to a 2.1L?
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Tue, 24 May 2005 20:08:54 -0700
...Has anyone hooked one of these up to a Vanagon 2.1L? > Some Zemco computers can't be used with EFI. Can this > one?
Re: Idle (Air?) Control Valve VW part #035133455F
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 8 Mar 2016 15:40:53 -0800
...I believe it was used on most VWs that had Digifant EFI in that era. Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
Re: can vanagon run w/out alternator?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sun, 4 Nov 2001 22:16:04 +1200
>I had a '91 Grand Prix with EFI and it ran for about 30 minutes, after the >alternator went, before the voltage got to...
Converting EFI to Carberator
Historical mailing list - armando guzman
Fri, 5 Mar 2004 22:40:26 -0800
...Converting EFI to Carberator >Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 19:20:22 -0800 > >--- Eric Zeno <vw4x4@fyi.net> wrote: > > > Malcolm, I don't hate...
Re: Carb conversion?
Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
Wed, 16 Aug 2006 17:22:40 -0700
...And carbs doon't fail the way EFI does, carbs give one about >> 1,000 miles warning (rough >> >running) prior to shutting down the...
Re: A little more on Cooling problems..inline vw in Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:36:17 EDT
...hey Scott I have seen that head used with the EFI system guy used type 1 oil cooler seals and just glued them in...
Re: Low thermo reading=hesitation?
Historical mailing list - E. Miskow
Thu, 10 Dec 1998 03:12:26 EST
...among other things to quell the hesitation for example, AFM, digifant EFI fuel sensors, ground wires on both heads and AFM, dielectric grease on...
FW: Euro-Drive: 80 Volkswagen vanagon, No-start
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Thu, 20 Jul 2000 16:53:34 -0400
...I need to ask the VW techs out there for the efi schematics or wiring for the injection system so I can unravel the...
Re: A few more pictures from Eric's Project
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Sun, 8 Nov 2020 17:50:40 -0800
...wrote: > So this we added some gauges and mounted the GW EFI scan gauge. The scan > gauge bracket was made with a 3D printer...
Re: Running FI engine empty
Historical mailing list
Sat, 2 Sep 1995 01:55:47 -0400
...if you run an EFI >system dry, there is NO fuel in the pump ... which can burn up the pump. How long might someone...
Re: What in fuel can wreck engine?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:38:21 -0800
...car to make the engine fail quickly?> > It's a Mazda EFI 1.6 Familia (323) engine.> > Don't say sugar, please.> > > Engine-blows...
Re: How To Make New Battery To Starter Cable for 2.1 Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - tom ring
Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:41:34 -0500
...You're wires are just as important > as any other part of an EFI engine(and make no mistake, if you don't > consider...
Re: Turbo Diesel Power and Economy - global eficiency Q?
Historical mailing list - Wade Shen
Wed, 16 Oct 2002 22:29:09 -0400
...Turbo Diesel Power and Economy - global eficiency Q? I am trying to debate the merits between several different engine conversions (although i don't...
Re: ANYBODY HEARD OF THIS ONE?
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 28 Jan 2001 10:21:39 -0600
Anthony Smola wrote: > Has anyone ever heard of the EFI relay freaking out. This one is located in > the little black box near the...
Re: Running FI engine empty
Historical mailing list
Fri, 1 Sep 1995 13:29:55 -0500 (CDT)
...if you run an EFI >system dry, there is NO fuel in the pump ... which can burn up the pump. >also you can get...
Re: How bad is it to have dual carbs instaed if the FI on an 84
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Thu, 22 Aug 2013 14:25:57 -0700
...in going from carb to EFI. if it was Friday I'd ask what SU ( the carb brand) stands for, but it's not...
Re: Last question of the night
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Mon, 18 Feb 2002 10:29:21 -0500
...Last question of the night I have not had much experience with EFI but this is what I've learned so far. '85 Dodge...
Re: Checklist 4 buying Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:35:00 -0600
...BZ-see list some one posted earlier for more stuff than you can possibly carry, which I can't find efile of-help? On...
Re: ..gutless and unreliable....
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Tue, 1 Apr 2003 08:50:03 -0500
...It never ever died or overheated, and didn't suffer from the myriad of EFI problems that other people's 'boxers are susceptible to...
Re: NVC: Avoiding TurboTax this year
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Tue, 31 Jan 2006 17:59:29 -0700
Those with less than $50,000 AGI can efile for free from many service providers http://www.irs.gov/app/freeFile/jsp/index.jsp...
Re: 2 EFI tips from Import Service magazine
Historical mailing list
Fri, 24 May 1996 11:14:29 -0800
> >These come from the latest issue of Import Service, May '96: > > >Bucking engine, irratic idle and performance: > >Several Porches have been seen with torn...
Re: Digifant I
Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
Fri, 1 May 1998 23:16:59 EDT
> > Hello, > > Anyone know where you can get a good book to read up on about the > Digifant I EFI system? I want to know...
RE: Where can I rent a CO meter in East Bay (CA)
Historical mailing list - Will Wood
Wed, 20 Nov 1996 23:02:11 -0700
...It cost about $150.00 = but it is still a wise investment for EFI or Carbs (I use it to dial in = my Webers...
More rant on grounds and vanagon syndrome
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Thu, 10 Apr 2003 09:58:11 -0700
...Good design practice would dictate grounding ALL of the EFI components including the ECU to the engine ONLY. (and most modern EFI systems go...
digijet EFI on digifant engine - throttle switch in particular
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Mon, 4 Aug 2003 11:05:29 -0700
Hello list, I'm getting closer with the details of my wbx build, with only some minor snags looming in the horizon. I am...
Re: digijet EFI on digifant engine - throttle switch in particular - the answer
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Mon, 4 Aug 2003 16:27:34 -0700
...digijet EFI on digifant engine - throttle > switch in particular > > > > Hello list, > > > > I'm getting closer with the details of my wbx > build, > > with only...
Re: New engine, was Re: Ecu fix addendum
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Wed, 1 Apr 2020 17:49:12 -0700
Curious - approximately how long does it take to install the new EFI system? I looked it up on the GW site two days ago...
Re: 1.9l WBX to 2.1l WBX Swap Tips? Have a complete 2.1
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 22 Jan 2014 19:11:24 -0500
...Found a locally rebuilt 2.1 w/all accessories, exhaust system, EFI, rails... But an auto transmission. Bringing it to Portland OR tmw. Who...
Re: EFI to Carbs, some fun here
Historical mailing list - Craig Standley
Fri, 29 May 1998 10:20:57 -0700
> > VW vent to fairly long extremes in > > the old engines to route exhaust gasses up to warm up the intake manifolds. > > The warm manifolds...
Re: diesel vs gas vanagons
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Sat, 13 Mar 2004 14:42:13 -0700
...VWs.) > - No electronics on the engine (so no difficult to diagnose EFI > problems) > - Cheaper fuel in some areas > - Some maintenance tasks are easier. (A...
84 waterspitter runs again!
Historical mailing list - Berry Kercheval
Fri, 22 Dec 1995 13:46:25 PST
...Turned out to be a bad EFI control box, and the really F FLAPS found me a rebuilt unit for only $310 (ow!!) Now...
Re: Soliciting VW Engine Recommendations
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Tue, 21 Jan 2014 19:13:12 -0800
...Digijet and Digifant waterboxer EFI systems are both fine. Each has advantages the other system doesn't have. They're both good. On 1...
Re: Diesel to Gasoline Conversion?
Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:13:07 EDT
...I used a 92 jetta with EFI . I have worked on a bunch of CSI motors over the years and when working they work...
Re: Surging engine
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:29:13 -0400
...And yes, I would take EFI over CIS any day. Standalone EFI systems have come down in price and have a huge knowledge base...
Re: Convert back to FI??
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:40:53 -0500
...Drive often, convert to EFI. Drive very often, engine swap. Very often/long trips, TDI swap :) -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
Re: Loss of power at altitude
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Mon, 11 Mar 2002 17:51:58 EST
...The EFI computer keeps the proper air/fuel ratio and the developed power drops proportionately. Only one device eliminates this problem - a turbocharger. With...
Re: Upstream Fuel Filter dissection results
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 4 Jun 2010 14:12:55 -0700
On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 12:48 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans < scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > hmmmm... > EFI fuel mixture is determined by how...
Re: can vanagon run w/out alternator?
Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
Sat, 3 Nov 2001 23:15:53 -0500
...or any other accesories? I know that on some cars the EFI uses electricity so if the alternator goes you have a limited amount...
Re: Nitrous on diesel?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Wed, 1 Sep 2004 22:14:28 +1200
...massive (terminal) overheating? OK, so if I fit a 2.2 EFI turbodiesel Toyota engine to my Corolla in place of the 1.8D...
Re: fuel management system
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:00:02 -0800
Wow, $2000 for an EFI revision on an obsolete, unreliable engine that costs a minimum of $3000 to have rebuilt with questionable parts. Go...
Re: are there any dead ECUs?
Historical mailing list - Daniel Brideau
Fri, 19 Sep 2003 17:37:32 -0400
...I'm thinking of trying that > "Megasquirt" EFI setup for my van since i'll always be > shoe-horning in the increased displacement to...
Another call for dead ECUs
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Thu, 15 Jan 2004 22:14:33 -0800
...I'd really like to keep the whole new EFI system looking as stock as possible, and this will go a long way towards...
FW: Euro-Drive: FIX 80 Volkswagen vanagon, No-start
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Mon, 31 Jul 2000 08:54:18 -0400
...I need to ask the VW techs out there for the efi schematics or wiring for the injection system so I can unravel the...
Fwd:Euro: Drive: FIX 85 Volkswagen vanagon, Poor-idle
Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
Thu, 4 Jun 1998 01:51:27 EDT
...9 L Trans: Automatic Mileage: 105,000 mi VIN: WV2YB0251FH0836771985 Fuel: efi Emissions: CA emissions Symptoms: Poor Idle Quality, lack of power Occurs: Always...
Re: Converting EFI to Carberator
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Mon, 8 Mar 2004 10:14:25 -0500
On Sun, 7 Mar 2004, Timothy Lee Harrison wrote: > In my entire lifetime I've only had one fuel injected vehicle and I > honestly...
Re: dumb fuel injection question
Historical mailing list - zzyzx
Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:01:43 -0700
...If at any time you get stranded for lack of EFI injection you can hot wire your cold start valve to spray continuously to...
Re: More rant on grounds and vanagon syndrome Friday
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Thu, 10 Apr 2003 10:04:26 -0700
...Makes sense to me... > > I believe that what REALLY needs to be done, is to find ALL the wires that > ground the EFI system...
Re: Why not CIS? RE: Images of South African van on website
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:04:54 -0800
...mechanical ingenuity, though hopelessly complex and cumbersome. > > Some would argue modern EFI is hopelessly complex, but not from a mechanical > point of view. �And...
Re: Soliciting VW Engine Recommendations
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Tue, 21 Jan 2014 18:17:00 -0600
...5 Westfalia? > Displacement? > Fore'n'aft or transverse? > Best years? > Preferred EFI systems? > > Let the opinions fly! > > -- > Bretts > > 1983 1.9l WBX Ivory Westfalia...
Re: cooling system diagnostic help? Long, lots of info about whats been done so far.
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:14:13 -0700
...I recall that when I was doing some other thing once and tried to run without the dipstick in place the EFI was not...
Re: Carb conversions?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:14:46 -0400
Yes EFI man, although I agree VW could have done a better job, especially in the programming department. I have suffered with all of...
Re: engine efficiency, I4s, subies, etc
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sat, 3 Nov 2001 17:35:38 +1200
...Why not fit a Toyota EFI 3.0 turbodiesel four from a Hiace or Hilux? You'd need a Porsche G50 trans too, to...
Re: Muir static timing method
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Sat, 6 Mar 2004 11:19:36 -0800
...all of the EFI sensors. Malcolm --- "Warren.K.Lail-1" <wlail@ou.edu> wrote: > Okay Malcolm, I'm ready to try the Muir static...
Re: My Volkswagens-an EPA Danger (a response)
Historical mailing list
Sat, 13 Jul 1996 18:34:23 -0500
...What if I made my VW run CLEANER than it originaly did, like with an EFI setup? If anything, you should have the option...