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  • Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:19:24 -0500
    ...6900 - 8500 ohm >>>> firing order: 1 - 4 - 3 - 2 >>>> distributor part number: Bosch 0 237 022 054 >>>> ignition timing: 10 +/- 1 BTDC @ 800 RPM...
  • Re: problems with "ping" noise regardless of timing
    Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
    Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:22:02 -0500
    ...of that problem), plug wires test ok and are in right firing order, and, it goes without saying, that all 4 plugs show normal...
  • Re: Exhausts...tuning.(was loud identity crisis)
    Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
    Sun, 1 Sep 2002 12:12:47 +0100
    ...Manufacturers can't afford not to, the vanagon system is not just pipework to fit the space, but suit the boxers firing order and...
  • Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
    Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
    Sat, 22 Feb 2003 23:54:37 -0000
    ...system will indeed fire across 0.030" gap > > > >Unless its of the same order as 46 micro secs then the timing > > effect is > > > >negligible...
  • Some Comments about a Long Delayed Trip to the Atlantic Coast of Central Florida and Places Onward
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Sat, 3 Dec 2011 00:43:17 -0500
    ...It also shows the completion of the first stage burn, the ejection of the protective fairing from nose section and the firing of the...
  • Re: First trip with to be named Vanagon - some "excitement"
    Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
    Wed, 3 Sep 2008 11:43:10 -0400
    ...All of the cooling tin seems to be in place, I am missing a > couple of plug wire grommets, ordering those today. The dip...
  • Re: rebuilt 2.1 runs like crap - can't figure it out
    Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
    Tue, 20 Apr 2004 00:48:12 -0700
    ...First problem I had was the firing > > order. Got that figured out. I think I put the distributor drive shaft >in > > wrong, but from...
  • Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:10:04 -0700
    ...same time be lined up for its exhaust stroke TDC. > > > > The firing order of the VW inline engine is 1-3-4-2. That...
  • Re: Strange problem in Belize
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:29:28 -0800
    ...also ..in order for injector open time to really provide the right amount of fuel for a given load and rpm ...the fuel pressure...
  • VW Dealer Mechanic for a day (a little long)
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
    Wed, 4 Sep 2002 10:30:04 -0400
    ...After calling me a few times to ask, "What is the firing order for the spark plugs, etc" they finally asked me to come...
  • Re: Arduino and Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
    Sat, 16 Nov 2013 16:20:07 -0800
    ...I need to know the current draw in order to choose an appropriate transistor to drive it. > > * What is the voltage at the coolant...
  • RE:Troubleshooting Overheating
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 17 Jun 1996 11:35:41 -0700 (PDT)
    ...I destroyed an engine with one of those silver fuel regustrictors. > - good compression ( > 100 in my case) > - all spark plugs are firing >* Bottom and...
  • Turbo question Water Jacket Seal failure
    Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
    Tue, 3 Sep 2002 08:31:20 -0700
    ...It seems the real issue was the exhaust pipe routing for proper pulse according to firing order of the engine to achieve a efficient...
  • Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Sat, 22 Feb 2003 19:23:42 -0600
    ...system will indeed fire across 0.030" gap > > > > >Unless its of the same order as 46 micro secs then the > timing > > > effect is > > > > >negligible...
  • Re: Propane power...anyone know about that?
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Mon, 23 Aug 2010 03:13:56 -0400
    ...In simplistic conversions, the gasoline is switched off and the injectors are permitted to continue firing. Without liquid flowing in the injectors, the solenoids...
  • Re: Repair nightmare on vacation! (long)
    Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
    Tue, 25 Jul 2000 00:09:23 -0400
    ...Maybe a couple of Rosary Beads, garlic strands and rabbits feet might be in order as well. Wish me luck! Peace - donna '84 Westy...
  • Re: Calculate fuel consumption when idling?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Sun, 25 Nov 2007 16:13:58 -0800
    ...Calculate fuel consumption when idling? > > >> 900 (revolutions) x 2 (cylinder firings per revolution) x 475 (cc of air >> per cylinder) = 855 cc (or air...
  • Re: DCL
    Historical mailing list - Brian Spisak
    Mon, 9 Dec 2002 10:39:22 -0800
    ...The firing order is 1-4-3-2 with the position of the rotor at 5 O'clock as you look at the engine...
  • Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:31:31 -0700
    ...same time be lined up for its exhaust stroke TDC. > > > > > > The firing order of the VW inline engine is 1-3-4-2. That...
  • Re: Calculate fuel consumption when idling?
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Sun, 25 Nov 2007 17:25:50 -0800
    ...Calculate fuel consumption when idling? > > > > > >> 900 (revolutions) x 2 (cylinder firings per revolution) x 475 (cc of > air > >> per cylinder) = 855 cc (or air...
  • Calculate fuel consumption when idling?
    Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
    Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:55:34 -0800
    ...Calculate fuel consumption when idling? > > >> 900 (revolutions) x 2 (cylinder firings per revolution) x 475 (cc of air >> per cylinder) = 855 cc (or air...
  • Re: Still running like crap, the saga continues
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Sat, 8 Mar 2008 17:39:53 -0800
    ...I'll have him check the compression too. > >Please convince me not to order a carburetor kit.... > >Thanks, >Bryan -- No virus found in this...
  • Re: Not quite a backfire . . .
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:25:38 -0700
    ...Alas, when I ordered my replacement thermostat in late 2007/early 2008 (the German kind) the shop (forget who, won't slam anyone w...
  • Re: Some Comments about a Long Delayed Trip to the Atlantic Coast of Central Florida and Places Onward
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Sat, 3 Dec 2011 00:53:23 -0800
    ...It also shows the > completion of the first stage burn, the ejection of the protective fairing > from nose section and the firing of the...
  • Re: Calculate fuel consumption when idling?
    Historical mailing list - jon
    Sun, 25 Nov 2007 17:50:10 -0800
    ...Calculate fuel consumption when idling? > > > > > > > > >> 900 (revolutions) x 2 (cylinder firings per revolution) x 475 (cc of > > air > > >> per cylinder) = 855 cc (or air...
  • F/ Guns!?? I got your guns right here!! (vw-powered guns, that is...)
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Fri, 9 Apr 1999 16:23:29 -0500
    ...West Germany order 216, Italy 164 and the United Kingdom 71, and production for all three countries was completed in 1982. In the British...
  • 89 MYSTERY problem!!
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:20:18 -0700
    ...If the readings it gets are bad, false, errant, or just plain wrong, it can make big mistakes in firing the injectors. If it...
  • Re: Need inspiration. Lacking motivation on my engine conversion (Warning! Severe Whining Within! --- ;^)
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Fri, 4 Apr 2008 20:11:16 -0700
    ...Several reasons for this ......and it might include firing it up before I do an exahsut system, for example. First I want to see...
  • Re: Calculate fuel consumption when idling?
    Historical mailing list - mike
    Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:07:53 -0800
    ...Calculate fuel consumption when idling? >> >> >>> 900 (revolutions) x 2 (cylinder firings per revolution) x 475 (cc of air >>> per cylinder) = 855 cc (or air...
  • Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:55:39 -0700
    ...same time be lined up for its exhaust stroke TDC. > > > > > > > > The firing order of the VW inline engine is 1-3-4-2. That...
  • Re: 89 MYSTERY problem!!
    Historical mailing list - John
    Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:30:33 -0400
    ...If the readings it > gets are bad, false, errant, or just plain wrong, it can make big > mistakes in firing the injectors. If it...
  • Re: rebuilt 2.1 runs like crap - can't figure it out
    Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
    Tue, 20 Apr 2004 21:10:04 -0700
    ...First problem I had was the >firing > >>> order. Got that figured out. I think I put the distributor drive shaft > >> in > >>> wrong, but from...
  • Re: 88 vanagon gl "issues"
    Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
    Tue, 13 Mar 2007 18:19:38 -0800
    ...BTW, in order to get it to start, I had to adjust the throttle position switch. Thanks to Bill at BowWow in Lynnwood, WA...
  • Repair nightmare on vacation! (long)
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Mon, 24 Jul 2000 10:26:53 -0400
    ...Sure enough, the injector that "wasn't firing" spat fuel right into the rag! It was at this point that the mechanic admitted that...
  • Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:30:29 -0700
    ...same time be lined up for its exhaust stroke TDC. > > > > > > > > > > The firing order of the VW inline engine is 1-3-4-2. That...
  • Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] RE: Finding TDC on I-4 Conversion, 1.9TD @ 15 degrees
    Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
    Sun, 20 Jun 2004 13:07:39 -0600
    ...When it is parallel to the rim it is in firing position. Sure it can be inexact by a few degrees, everyone has their...
  • Re: Still running like crap, the saga continues
    Historical mailing list - Benoit
    Sat, 8 Mar 2008 21:07:43 +0100
    ...I'll have him check the compression too. > >> > >>Please convince me not to order a carburetor kit.... > >> > >>Thanks, > >>Bryan > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this...
  • Re: Need inspiration. Lacking motivation on my engine conversion (Warning! Severe Whining Within! --- ;^)
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Fri, 4 Apr 2008 21:00:57 -0700
    ...Always in > order of priority, as long as I'm not making more work, like take something > back apart to do something that should...
  • Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:40:51 -0700
    ...same time be lined up for its exhaust stroke TDC. > > > > > > > > > > > > The firing order of the VW inline engine is 1-3-4-2. That...
  • Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:40:39 -0400
    ...same time be lined up for its exhaust stroke TDC. >> > > > > > >> > > > > > The firing order of the VW inline engine is 1-3-4-2. That...
  • Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:48:47 -0700
    ...same time be lined up for its exhaust stroke TDC. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The firing order of the VW inline engine is 1-3-4-2. That...
  • Re: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help, more
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 1 Oct 2011 01:22:19 -0500
    ...Mine is one that won't continue to run after the initial firing on start up. It gets two or three fuel fired turnovers...
  • Re: Failed emissions for third time-Some helpful hints.
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 22 Jul 2013 21:10:07 -0400
    ...So can overfilling the engine with oil or using the wrong oil or driving with a miss-firing cylinder or antifreeze in the combustion...
  • Re: alternative carburetion of FI 2.0 Liter vanagon engine???
    Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
    Thu, 8 Sep 2005 23:04:55 -0400
    ...So much of that is dependent upon > injector design and combustion chamber geometry during the compression > "squish" that twiddling with injection firing timing is...
  • Re: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help, more
    Historical mailing list - J Stewart
    Sat, 1 Oct 2011 11:50:24 +0000
    ...Mine is one that won't > continue to run after the initial firing on start up. It gets two or > three fuel fired turnovers...
  • The Misadventures of Vanagon Stan. Long, Long
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 19 Jun 2002 07:03:49 -0500
    ...I located sources for the head and got it ordered. Price excepted I was pleased. I installed the new head and meticulously followed the...
  • Re: Still running like crap, the saga continues
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Sat, 8 Mar 2008 18:18:41 -0800
    ...I'll have him check the compression too. > >Please convince me not to order a carburetor kit.... > >Thanks, >Bryan -- No virus found in this...
  • <No subject>
    Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
    Sun, 20 Jun 2004 17:04:42 -0400
    ...When it is parallel to the rim it is in firing position. Sure it can be inexact by a few degrees, everyone has their...
  • Re: Some Comments about a Long Delayed Trip to the Atlantic Coast of Central Florida and Places Onward
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Sat, 3 Dec 2011 20:20:03 -0500
    ...It also shows the completion of the first stage burn, the ejection of the protective fairing from nose section and the firing of the...
  • <No subject>
    Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
    Sun, 20 Jun 2004 17:09:49 -0400
    ...When it is parallel to the rim it is in firing position. Sure it can be inexact by a few degrees, everyone has their...
  • Re: The "Other" System: Motronic (long)
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Mon, 29 Sep 2003 12:12:12 -0700
    ...The Motronic control unit has accurate information on crankshaft position and firing order so it is possible to determine which cylinder is knocking(one...
  • Re: Some Comments about a Long Delayed Trip to the Atlantic Coast of Central Florida and Places Onward
    Historical mailing list - Joe Fernandez
    Sat, 3 Dec 2011 17:48:09 -0800
    ...It also shows the > completion of the first stage burn, the ejection of the protective fairing > from nose section and the firing of the...
  • Re: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help, more
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 1 Oct 2011 00:56:06 -0700
    ...Mine is one that won't > continue to run after the initial firing on start up. It gets two or > three fuel fired turnovers...
  • The good, bad & ugly: Trip report (Very Long)
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Fri, 12 May 2000 12:33:15 -0300
    ...It had directions for plug wires, engine diagrams for cylinder #1,2,3,4 firing order 1 4 3 2 and directions for static...
  • Re: [WetWesties] The Misadventures of Vanagon Stan. Long, Long
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 19 Jun 2002 08:02:48 -0500
    ...new head. > I located sources for the head and got it ordered. Price excepted I > was > pleased. > I installed the new head and meticulously...
  • Re: Bad Tiico's and Good Samaritans (story)
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Tue, 21 Jan 2003 19:13:32 -0800
    ...The firing order for an I4 is 1-3-4-2. If you follow this and there are no faults in the ignition system...
  • Vanagon Specifications Sheet
    Historical mailing list - VW Doka
    Wed, 2 Sep 2009 16:20:52 -0400
    ...004 in.) Spark Plug Tightening Torque 14 ft lb (20 Nm) Firing Order 1-4-3-2 Ignition Testing Conditions (for Digifant): ------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Minimum...
  • Refrig. Operation Manual Part1
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 21 Nov 1994 10:33:11 -0500
    ...Here, in no particular order, is what you need to know about your VW Vanagon Refrigerator so you can use it properly and get...