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  • Re: 87 westy will not idle
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Mon, 13 Jan 2003 10:37:43 -0800
    ...I have the Bosch fuel injection book, where under pulsed injection troubleshooting,there is a troubleshooting chart for cold start, rough idle, no start...
  • Re: Cause of corroded fuel injection electrical connectors
    Historical mailing list - shawn luft
    Mon, 14 Apr 2003 06:06:38 -0400
    ...shawn luft wrote: > > > On my new '86 GL the rear fuel injection electrical connectors on the > > left and right side are extremely corroded. There...
  • Re: Chrysler slant 6
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Wed, 5 Oct 2005 15:03:24 -0400
    ...Or throttle body injection vs port injection. I do not know which cars tested in the link had these different types of features, and...
  • Re: ECU q's
    Historical mailing list - Rich Burdick
    Fri, 31 Jan 1997 21:32:07 -0500
    ...The 1983.5 to 1985 vans use an ECU for their Digijet > fuel injection that is significantly different than the 1986-1991 Digifant > equipped...
  • Re: NEEDED: Reccomendations on FI Manual
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 02 Nov 1996 10:52:01
    >if anyone can give me some reccommendations for a manual dealing with Fuel >Injection..specifically for FI in a VW '77 Westy i'd...
  • Re: Digifant I
    Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
    Fri, 1 May 1998 23:16:59 EDT
    ...Thanks, > > Joe > Joe, "How To Understand, Service, and Modify Bosch Fuel Injection and Engine Management" by Charles O. Probst. Excellent book. Published by Bentley...
  • Re: 85 Uneven idle again
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Sat, 9 Dec 2000 06:54:51 -0800
    ...They have a mechanical injection system which varies the amount of fuel based on rpm and pedal position only. The air supply is constant...
  • Re: ECU Rebuilds
    Historical mailing list - Steve Arbaugh
    Fri, 3 Aug 2001 06:28:13 -0700
    ...I replaced the ecu in my '85 some years ago with a rebuilt box from Fuel Injection Corp (or Inc, not sure now). It...
  • Re: Where is the AFM?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 18 Dec 2001 20:57:36 -0500
    ...I searched the bentley, but couldn't find it in the Fuel Injection >part of the book. Where is it and what should I...
  • 82 I4 rough idle
    Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
    Tue, 9 Mar 2004 13:09:29 -0800
    ...CIS injection. Hall effect ignition. Stable idle, but rough. No apparant vacuum leaks. ( ie no change in idle after spraying carb cleaner around the...
  • CIS Vanagon engine conversion Question
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Thu, 29 Jun 2006 11:33:23 -0700
    Since I moved back home I can't find my manual and I have little understanding of Bosch CIS fuel injection. This is an...
  • index of tech bulletins affecting vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Sun, 17 Apr 94 01:35:27 CDT
    ...Fuel Injection 1986 System System Cleaning and Intake on Valve Decarbonization Vanagon ALL 88-N09 Fuel Throttle Switch Adjustment Ti Vanagon ALL 30-89...
  • Re: Not passing smog, still... Need help!
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 22 Aug 2002 21:19:07 -0400
    ...As I stated previously, your O2 readings indicate the fuel injection is working fine and I would not tamper with it. You need to...
  • Re: Engine hesitates upon take off
    Historical mailing list - thewestyman
    Mon, 15 Jun 2015 17:46:56 -0700
    ...The fuel injection pressure regulator is designed to maintain a set fuel pressure (between 25 and 60 lbs.) no matter if you are idling...
  • What's a Hall sender do?
    Historical mailing list - john schaper
    Mon, 8 Apr 2013 09:58:59 -0400
    ...vacuum lines connected, getting fuel, AFM is rebuilt, connections to fuel injection is good, coil is new, distributor is 2 years new as are...
  • Re: Fuel Injection rated hose
    Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
    Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:53:16 -0500
    I have not priced it yet! Non SAE-30R9 hose is probably fine, but would need replacement sooner. Next time I replace fuel lines...
  • Re: Adjusting the idle on '82 AC Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:08:01 -0700
    ...I was actually kinda shocked the first time I saw an air-cooled Vanagon with Electronic Fuel Injection but Points in the distributor ! Like...
  • engine swaps
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
    Tue, 19 May 1998 02:09:18 -0700
    ...true V6's do not have the low profileness of the flat 4 and are taller, but with fuel injection and whatnaught the heigth...
  • fuel lines (again)
    Historical mailing list - Seth F Gordon
    Mon, 3 May 1999 18:28:30 -0400
    ...The guy seemed very knowledgeable, I repeatedly said reinforced fuel injection hose, and he assured me it was the right stuff. I even asked...
  • Re: [Re: #Engine in 1990 Vanagon 2.1L cutting out randomly]
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Thu, 4 Nov 1999 13:44:44 +0100
    ...It has Digijet instead of Digifant injection system, higher compression, no catalytic converter and 112 hp instead of 95 hp in the US version...
  • No Start Belgium Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
    Thu, 18 Jan 2001 10:06:11 -0700
    ...I feel that it is imperitive to connect a fuel pressure guage at the bleeder tee when diagnosing the fuel injection system. The symptoms...
  • temp gauge and fuel injection
    Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
    Thu, 11 Jan 2001 20:27:18 -0500
    hey all, what would keep my temp gauge from working. the red light blinks at start up, however gauge has stopped working. fuse? sensor...
  • Re: was: Re: diesel parts - Now: what is needed for a Golf conversion?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
    Sun, 25 Mar 2001 18:13:05 EST
    In a message dated 3/25/01 11:59:11 AM Central Standard Time, mjruskin@HOME.COM writes: > engine mounts > bell-housing > fuel injection...
  • Re: ignition? injection?
    Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
    Sun, 5 Jan 2003 11:32:23 -0500
    deb; Check if you are getting a spark. A clamp on timing light is an easy, non invasive tool if you have one. If...
  • Re: Air cooled diesel Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Sat, 23 Oct 2004 17:51:55 +1300
    ...out the center bearing. >Are there other things besides the fuel injection > > that would need to be retrofitted into another car to make this...
  • Re: Vanagon? Really?
    Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
    Sat, 19 Nov 2011 22:40:41 -0600
    ...As Gasoline engines go to direct injection and dual mode, (spark ignition to compression ignition) the Diesel advantages will disappear. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
  • Re: CIS Vanagon engine conversion Question
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:00:35 -0700
    ...my manual > and I have little understanding of Bosch CIS > fuel injection. > > Casey Olympia, WA Biodiesel: "I drive in a persistent vegetative state" '87...
  • Re: Westy water tank drain cover plate screws
    Historical mailing list - Thor Svenson
    Sat, 13 Oct 2007 20:31:38 -0400
    ...just glass-bead the stuff and get on with it!!!!! diesel injection lines black??? if you don't have a hardware store, yeah, the...
  • Re: Stripping a Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Sat, 12 Sep 2009 08:46:26 -0400
    ...used parts, and nothing > specifically says that things like the fuel injection are off-limits. > > Went through this on another forum, 9 out of...
  • Re: Is This Hose FI Rated?
    Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
    Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:12:52 -0400
    ...I went to a FLAPS and was able to find goodyear hose rated for our fuel injection application. This hose had a blue sheeting...
  • Re: RE Fuel Injection problem found
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 5 Jul 1996 10:57:38, -0500
    Re Bill Crick's FI stalling problem: I have a flow chart from VW on troubleshooting the AFC FI (actually for type I, but...
  • Re: fun road trip for free parts
    Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
    Sun, 07 Jul 1996 07:26:34 -0700
    ...on my bus now, and Greg liked the Type III fuel-injection fuel pumps. The >convertible that we had stopped off to see needed...
  • Advice Sought: Vanagon FI Diagnostics
    Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
    Mon, 16 Sep 1996 15:34:00 -0500 (CDT)
    Hi All, I recently purchased a 1982 Vanagon (yes another!) that has some Fuel Injection problems. I'm gong to put my new multi...
  • Re: 88 vanagon oxs light
    Historical mailing list - Modl6971
    Sat, 25 Apr 1998 03:08:00 EDT
    ...Most likely it's time to replace the sensor and reset the fuel injection. Be sure a VW Bosch specialist dose the work, not...
  • Re: 1.9TD Help
    Historical mailing list - Karl M.
    Sat, 2 Sep 2000 15:49:42 -0400
    ...completion of my conversion and have encountered a small > problem . > My injection pump has a device attached to the right lower side where > normally...
  • Fuel injector P.N. question
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
    Tue, 15 Oct 2002 15:12:56 -0700
    hola, recently I sent my injectors from my tiico conversion to Marren Fuel injection for cleaning/servicing, and they told me one was bad...
  • Re: Fw:Help for Oxnard,Ventura, West LA Repair shops
    Historical mailing list - zampano
    Wed, 5 Mar 2003 07:56:07 -0800
    ...West LA area reading this > mailing list! > > To fix a fuel injection problem I need a good recommendation for a > VANAGON repair shop in...
  • CIS-E fuel injection help needed
    Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
    Sun, 12 Sep 2004 19:02:44 -0400
    Hi all, I have a inline 4 cly. VW enigne in one of my syncros with cis-e fuel system. Problem: ran great for...
  • Selling '81 Westy in Montreal
    Historical mailing list - Johannes Emigholz
    Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:36:22 -0400
    ...91 octane) / Fuel Injection. Transmission: DK Type; 4 gear manual transmission History: Build December 1980 in Hannover, Germany. Rebuilt as camper van by Westfalia...
  • Re: Fuel Line Leaking Bigtime
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:33 -0700
    ...but I suspect that the common fuel injection hose that most of us get these days is 'good enough' ..but not super extra extra...
  • Re: Debugging air leaks in a Diesel
    Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
    Sun, 12 Jun 2011 22:18:02 -0700
    ...Looks like the unfortunate news is that the injection pump itself has a very small air leak. I have replaced all the rubber hoses...
  • Re: Fuel line sheath / casing
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
    Tue, 26 Jun 2012 05:16:50 -0700
    ...I am leaning toward replacing my > hoses with the knitted / braided cloth FI hose instead of the more > expensive > nylon fuel injection hose and...
  • Re: Carburator help please
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Mon, 28 Oct 2002 13:36:47 -0400
    > They make a carb kit for vanagons? I thought they were all fuel > injection. This has my attention...do you have info on the...
  • Re: Engine Bay Wiring Harness
    Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
    Wed, 27 Jan 2016 10:17:24 -0800
    ...The wire comes from the injection harness so the whole harness can get ruined as you know. Mark John Rodgers wrote: > I have found...
  • Re: '81 running on
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 4 May 1995 18:00:41 -0300
    ...There MUST be gas to 'diesel on' and I'm assuming you have fuel injection, hence when the ignition is off the injectors should...
  • coolant leak found
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 22 Jan 1995 21:49:30 -0600
    The leak appears to be coming from the left-hand "temperature sender - injection"; the drawing shows a seal under it. I suppose I'll...
  • Engine fire and replacing fuel line.
    Historical mailing list - Wil Barker
    Tue, 22 Sep 1998 15:42:12 -0400
    99.9% cause of fire was your old, cracked, long overdue for replacement, fuel injection high pressure hose blew out, and sprayed your hot...
  • Re: [Re: Are Vanagons more fire oriented than any other old car?]
    Historical mailing list - Timothy Crooks
    Fri, 15 Jan 1999 01:48:30 PST
    ...35:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, jjvantol@USWEST.NET writes: > CIS injection systems typically have plastic lines that get brittle with > age, and are...
  • Re: Take II-'91 Bucking and Digitool Readings-solution?
    Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
    Thu, 18 Mar 1999 16:47:51 -0500
    ...No RPM signal, no injection. Try jiggling the Hall sender connection while idling and see if you can get the engine to buck. If...
  • Check the ground wires
    Historical mailing list - wb6otg
    Fri, 25 Feb 2000 09:54:46 -0500
    ...three ground wires that I think are related to the fuel injection computer. After fixing this, the car ran better than it ever has...
  • Vanagons FS in Maine
    Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
    Thu, 6 Sep 2001 17:08:56 -0400
    ...207-774-3703 Portland, ME 1980 VW Vanagon Air cooled, new motor fuel injection problem $1,500 obo. 207-774-3703 Portland, ME > Cheers...
  • Re: 112HP wasserboxer in non U.S. Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Samuel L. Walters
    Fri, 5 Apr 2002 20:38:09 -0500
    ...1988, the Vanagon is reported to have, as an option, a 2109cc engine with 10.1 to 1 compression ration, Bosch fuel injection, premium...
  • Re: Re : Windage tray
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 10 Apr 2002 23:24:47 -0500
    ...One motor currently resides in my 75 Bus complete with the > D-tronic > injection system. > > Tim Hannink > Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition > Winter...
  • Re: Air Cooled FI Pipes Needed
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Fri, 31 May 2002 12:48:35 -0500
    ...I noticed the > other > day when we began to hang the accessories on the engine that the > fuel > injection supply pipes are somewhat rusty...
  • Carbs R.I.P.
    Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 wbxs
    Mon, 29 Jul 2002 17:24:30 +0000
    ...The many fuel injection horror stories and tales of great expense are usually generated by "carburetor mechanics" trying to do the work of "engine...
  • Re: Aircooled engine in Watercooled vanagon
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Fri, 12 Sep 2003 13:48:41 -0400
    ...The trick is you'll need a "complete" engine, including all the tinware and fuel injection parts. Most engines are not sold this way...
  • Re: Propane Fueled Turbo Diesel Injection
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Sun, 21 Sep 2003 13:36:06 -0700
    <<opinions?>> Yes. First Diesels in cars and trucks were poorly engineered. So everyone converted them to gasoline. Then gasoline prices went up. Diesel engines...
  • Re: fuel line kits -NAPA is junk
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Tue, 16 Nov 2004 13:23:04 -0700
    ...Including the injector overflow tubing which gets a lot of > heat and vibration. > > -- Gnarlie > > Been using their injection lines with no problems. Used it...
  • V'gon been sittin...Want to start her up again...recommendations
    Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
    Fri, 5 Aug 2005 08:58:20 -0400
    ...dumping out the tank from the return line from the fuel injection (engine). To accomplish the fuel pump, can I just turn the key...
  • New Member with smoke problem.
    Historical mailing list - wayne withers
    Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:42:34 -0700
    ...I am doing a general inspection and testing all of the fuel injection and intake compontents. So far I found that both the microswitches...