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• Re: I-4 conversion timing problem
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 6 May 2001 12:08:34 -0700
  ...Just make sure your knock sensor is working! This can be tested by LIGHTLY tapping on the knock sensor with the engine revved to...
• Re: 1990 2.1L Digijet European Caravelle wiring diagrams
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 16:14:23 -0700
  Speaking of knock sensor ignition, where the ecu ad knock sensor are 'smart' about ignition timing..... ..just one reason of many to have subaru...
• Re: Actual Vanagon content!!
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 17:50:45 +0000
  ...If you >> > could somehow trick the jetta computer, using the correct resistance of >>a >> > knock sensor that is not sensing any knocks, maybe it...
• Re: New Engine, Poor Power, Low Gas Mileage - Update
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 16 May 2001 07:09:14 EDT
  ...Temp II sensor possible. I had a test and the vacuum hose to the fuel pressure was cracked and during a retest, I knocked...
• Re: '86 GL tuning advise
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Thu, 25 Sep 1997 12:33:29 -0400
  ...Using a timing light and adjusting the > pulley notch to what appears to 5degrees advanced of the block seem (2k RPM, > temp sensor disconnected...
• Re: Water deliberately added to gasoline?
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 10:01:12 -0700
  ...better gas or > better performance, at least unless you have an adaptive computer on your FI > and knock sensors. Or am I dreaming too?
• Re: More horse power from the 2.1??
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 05:14:36 -0400
  ...They had a knock-sensor (a microphone) attached to the engine, which, when sensed the engine knocking, would reduce the turbo boost ratio. Cetin...
• Re: Water Wetter...??
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 08:45:40 -0400
  ...It has helped in that car as it has an aftermarket computer chip along with high compression and a knock sensor. Hot days would...
• Re: Knock Knock ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:30:45 -0500
  So, how did the mechanic adjust it for running lean? The O2 sensor should be in control. The adjuster on the AFM only has...
• Re: Vanagon Ignition Timing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 03:26:04 UT
  ...acessories off, several engine sensors unplugged-. I ended up adjusting it by ear to where it performed best without knock. In fact, I believe...
• Re: digijet vs. digifant
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:15:23 -0700
  ...the > vannie controls system , only differnce I see is the jetta has a knock > sensor > that I just didn't use. later mark d >
• Re: '86 GL tuning advise
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 27 Sep 1997 21:07:21 -0400
  ...Using a timing light and adjusting the pulley notch to what appears to 5degrees advanced of the block seem (2k RPM, temp sensor disconnected...
• Re: That recent post bashing Tiico..one on Yahoo subaru too.
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 2 Nov 2007 13:55:16 -0700
  ...135 hp > @ 4800 rpm) 10:1 compression ratio with an anti knock sensor." > > That ALMOST says "new engine" to me, and without the "!" I...
• Re: Eurospec problem
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 13 Oct 1999 21:57:57 -0700
  ...Trigger (Pin 85) 4 Y Y Y Knock Sensor (Pin 1) 5 BK BK W Knock Sensor (Pin 2) 6 BR/W BR/W...
• Re: Oil Light Question
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 07:58:54 -0700
  ...be the .9bar sensor near the oil filter. I had the local loser garage change my oil once and they knocked it loose, probably...
• Re: Help needed: ABA conversion has spark and fuel but won't start.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:55:51 -0700
  ...RPM sensor (aka engine speed sensor) will >> cause a no start. >> >> Possibly a failed knock or CMP (cam shaft position sensor) sensor will >> do...
• Re: Octane Rating for Waterboxers
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 26 Jul 1997 01:17:27 -0400
  ...When pinging (knock) is detected the engine management computer adjusts the timing so as to eliminate the pinging. We have no such knock sensor...
• Re: My van runs like crap when it's cold.
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:19:05 -0800
  ...Isn't this the truth! And every time I fiddle with anything, I knock the white wire to the coil off, try to start...
• Re: Last chance! (was: need assistance)
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
  Wed, 24 Jun 1998 07:12:59 EDT
  The O2 sensor, besides not coming into consideration by the computer until warm, relatively, only makes minor adjustments to the fuel mixture. Running extremely...
• Temp II sensor followup
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Mon, 3 Dec 2001 21:59:33 -0800
  ...My van did back things [detailed under Temp II sensor]. I ordered the sensor from Ken and waited the 7 work days for it...
• Re: And now for something REALLY important
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:55:54 -0400
  ...On top of that, someplace where I won't knock it off on a stump or a rock, and someplace where it isn't...
• Re: Coolant temp warning lamp glitch?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 15:37:48 -0700
  ...I knocked loose my .9 bar oil pressure sensor while changing the oil filter and nearly had a stroke when the oil buzzer went...
• Re: Fw: Spillage when filling the gas
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 22:38:27 -0400
  ...But if it's not pinging (and doesn't have a knock sensor retarding the spark), any extra octane number is wasted. Fuel-injected...
• Re: A Complaint w-South African Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Sat, 13 May 2000 02:55:19 EDT
  ...As for the knock sensor, the engine I recieved has one on the block. I don't know if they have updated some things...
• Re: Gas question, seriously folks
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 07:58:39 -0800
  ...In the late 1980s, Bosch came up with a “knock sensor” feature, whereby the engine management system senses knocking and automatically makes adjustments to...
• Re: gauge recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 22:08:13 EST
  ...and fuel trip computer to monitor fuel economy, injector duty cycle, knock sensor timing retard onset. (external to dash) Altimeter, barometer, body axis tilt...
• Re: 1.9L - Will not idle cold - when warm idles at 2800RPM
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 7 Jun 2010 15:02:48 -0700
  ...The effect that the O2 sensor has on Idle, tho, is minimal. Most likely, something else was knocked adrift, while the exhaust work was...
• Temp. Sensor II Placement Question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Ernest
  Mon, 22 Apr 96 11:12:00 PDT
  ...L, '83 Westy), I notices only one mistake (knock on wood). I put the Temperature Sensor II in the wrong place (by cyl #4...
• Re: Source for water tank level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Thu, 13 May 1999 11:49:24 -0700
  ...All the knocking around of the float rod and it has never worked properly since. Gives me yellow virtually all of the time.
• Re: eBay User Reference
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 18:33:39 -0800
  ...As no knock sensor is used in Vanagon engine management systems engine damaging knock may well be a concern with the chip unless premium...
• Re: Multi Conductor Shielded Automotive Wire Temperature Rating
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 10 Jan 2018 11:06:39 -0800
  ...The RPM sensor uses metric 1 but knock sensor uses 0.5 metric. Neil. On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 7:24 AM, Steve...
• Re: cooling system leak
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:44:30 -0700
  ...engine' for sure. > more displacement. > fatter torque ....4 valves per cylinder, > knock sensor ignition.. > though an ABA has that, at least in some versions...
• Liquid TAPE
  Historical mailing list - PAT
  Wed, 3 Jun 1998 00:42:18 -0400
  ...I pulled the knock sensor harness out of it to use in the pickup. In two or three places VW joined 3-6 wires...
• Re: Simplest and best engine swap going
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 06:12:31 -0700
  I believe you would have to forego having a knock sensor (Digifant 2) using the Digifant ECU. I did this also leaving enough extra...
• Re: Failed CA Smog Test
  Historical mailing list - James Benthall
  Thu, 24 Mar 2005 08:35:56 EST
  ...Apparently, when you put in a fresh batch of oil it slops around and knocks off new gunk from the engine which can cause...
• Re: 81 won't start in Colorado
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 23:05:04 -0500
  On Sun, 16 Feb 2003, zolo wrote: > I can only think of the temperature sensor that is located on the > left side on #3...
• Re: Octane requirements
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 09:30:52 -0400
  ...Cars with knock sensors (which Digifant does not have -- I think Digifant II may) can be adjusted to run optimally with premium but retard...
• Re: Vanagon !
  Historical mailing list - Jim Kennedy
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 08:13:09 -0700
  ...It may be because they also require a knock sensor witch the Vanagon engines do not require. One another note, this ecu makes this...
• Re: Oil Buzzer
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 14:26:38 -0400
  ...Phoned the guy I was buying it from, he said it > was probably a bad sensor, but if I heard knocking it was actually...
• Tiico: stuttering when i step on the gas
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 14:55:34 -0700
  ...The oxygen sensor was old from the transplant w/ unknown miles on it! Three wire jobbie too. Prescription? I can log the oxygen sensor...
• Re: Gas question, seriously folks
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 19:19:07 -0800
  ...This happens a lot in Mexico. > > In the late 1980s, Bosch came up with a “knock sensor” feature, whereby the engine management system senses...
• Re: digijet vs. digifant
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:22:53 -0400
  ...controls system , only differnce I see is the jetta has a knock > sensor > that I just didn't use. later mark d > -- Chris S...
• Re: A Complaint w-South African Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 May 2000 07:19:10 EDT
  ...As for the knock sensor, the engine I recieved has one on the block. I don't know if they have updated some things...
• Re: Is Your Oil Pressure Buzzer Too Quiet?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:55:10 -0700
  >> Yeah, when the oil-change monkey knocked the wire loose on mine, I >> thought I was going to have a heart attack when it...
• Re: While Talking About Fuel
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:37:15 -0700
  Might find it interesting to know that engines with knock sensors can take advantage of higher octane fuel..,........they can run more advance to...
• Re: Water deliberately added to gasoline?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 10:04:47 -0600
  you have an adaptive computer on your FI and knock sensors. Or am I dreaming too? ------------------------ Clip ----------------------- Fuels purchased in major Cities is loaded...
• Re: Gauge too high ...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Wed, 12 Jan 2005 21:53:08 -0500
  ...The folks at techtonics normally suggest a matching radiator temp sensor installed at the same time so the rad fan kicks in earlier. My...
• Re: NEED HELP IN FLORIDA!!!
  Historical mailing list - A.P. Hajasz
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 18:55:49 -0800
  ...If the alternator was replaced it > is possible that the wire > to the sensor was somehow knocked off, it sits very > close to the...
• Re: Gas question, seriously folks
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 14:04:21 -0800
  ...In the late 1980s, Bosch came up with a “knock sensor” feature, whereby the engine management system senses knocking and automatically makes adjustments to...
• Something is wrong.
  Historical mailing list - JBrian65
  Wed, 10 Dec 1997 14:15:57 EST
  ...I get some knocking going on now. I have had to return the timing to the correct settings. The knocking is going away now...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 28 Jul 2005 21:29:34 -0500
  ...The high rpm oil pressure sensor is down there near the main pulley on the crankshaft and the belt may have knocked the wire...
• Re: My Digifant Opinion
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 27 Apr 1998 14:29:48 -0500
  ---------------------- Didn't know digifant 2s use a knock sensor. This is a good thing to have as it tunes the engine timing to perfection...
• Re: Which gas??
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 3 Mar 2000 23:45:57 -0800
  ...If the timing is set correctly in the boxer knock will almost never be a problem. The knock sensor in the 10:1cr engine...
• Re: Screw Holes, Cruise Control Sender: Thread? (Diesel Speedometer)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 1 May 2011 14:02:52 -0700
  ...so I wouldn't expect there to be any 'knock out' piece like there is on plastic housing speedometers on your 1981 metal one...
• Re: 5 cyl conversion update?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Feb 1999 22:43:55 EST
  ...Doesn't have a knock sensor though which is kind of standard on most of the newer ECUs... dave >> Uh, just think about this...
• Re: replaced spark plugs now idle and cruise control problems
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 17:06:50 -0800
  ...I have checked my connections to the temp II > sensor and O2 sensor thinking that I may have knocked a wire loose changing > the...
• Re: Knock Sensor Kit for A 86-91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 17:37:43 +0000
  Joel, Well I did see David mention that the kit had a distributor too, but he indicates that the digifant distributor is compatible with...
• Re: New O2 Sensor and engine dies
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 27 Jun 1998 15:09:39 -0700
  ...changed my O2 sensor, the van would start and run a few seconds and then die. Turns out I knocked the vacuum line for...
• Re: Suburu engines
  Historical mailing list - Ian X
  Mon, 10 Mar 2003 04:35:54 -0800
  ...will learn to use the lower octane with feedback from the knock sensors in each cylinder bank. Ian --- Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM...
• Re: gauge recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Allan Bagley
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 22:48:32 -0800
  ...and fuel trip computer to monitor fuel economy, injector duty cycle, knock sensor timing retard onset. (external to dash) Altimeter, barometer, body axis tilt...