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Re: Hydrogen powered?/FRIDAY
Historical mailing list - Victor Montgomery
Sat, 28 Nov 1998 18:48:20 -0500
...Let's hook up our favorite mule to the propane tank and we will have an endless supply of FREE fuel. Victor... On Fri...
Re: Propane Heresy - Can you retrofit Westy for alternate use of Coleman fuel?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 8 May 2002 23:28:46 -0400
...For the usual weekend jaunt this would be plenty of >fuel. > >Has anyone ever tried this? >Is Coleman fuel compatible with the Westfalia's...
Re: Turbo Diesel Power and Economy - global efficiency Q?
Historical mailing list - Bill N
Wed, 16 Oct 2002 22:36:33 -0700
...How much pollution, in the form of tractor and harvester fuels, fertilizers, insecticides, fuel to process, etc., is involved in this production? With so...
Re: Driving with LP appliances on
Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
Fri, 29 May 1998 08:41:01 8
...This can cause substantial - though brief - over-pressurization in the fuel supply line to the fridge resulting in a too-rich, sooty flame condition...
Re: Buying a Van - Parts in L.A.
Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
Mon, 25 Apr 2011 07:32:06 -0700
...simply run fuel supply line right from pressure side of filter > all the > way along gear box as per OEM then through the grommet...
83.5 Runs for about 4 seconds
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Mon, 1 May 2006 03:23:13 EDT
...I'm looking for suggestions on what to look for and how to tell if the fuel supply/pump/relays could be the culpret...
Re: diesel powered heaters-is there such a thing (dieselspacher)?
Historical mailing list
Sat, 20 Jun 1998 07:12:26 EDT
...Check a Sailboat supply firm. Many mid-sized (19-30? foot) boats come with auxilary diesel heat. gmbulley cary, nc
Re: The further adventures of my $#@! fuel supply problem
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sat, 9 Aug 2003 18:18:30 -0500
> My question(s): > > 1) if there is (as I suspect) foreign material in the tank, I can't see > it by sloshing what little...
Turbo Kits for VW 1.9 and 2.1 Engines
Historical mailing list - Dyen Fred D.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996 12:36:04 -0800 (AKDT)
...Free flow silencer. * Fuel mixtures, boost pressures etc. are set up on a rolling road dynamometer. Parts which we could supply from here are...
Very beat-up 82 Diesel FS
Historical mailing list
Sun, 17 Nov 1996 23:23:14 EST
...Fuel supply non-existent (yes, I checked the fuses and other stuff). Fuel pump wouldn't come on even though seller said it ran...
Re: firewall fuel fitting
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sun, 14 Oct 2007 22:45:26 -0400
...If I had the time and a good supply of Swagelok brand fittings, I would use a Swagelok bulkhead union with hosebarb fittings. I...
Re: E15 fuel?
Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
Wed, 26 Dec 2012 13:38:53 -0800
...they don't get run often or long enough to overcome the ethanol because it's in the fuel supply. as the motor sits...
Re: '81 #3 cylinder
Historical mailing list
Wed, 26 Mar 1997 23:37:08
...Either it will spray fuel or it won't. If it does, then it is likely that neither fuel supply nor spark is your...
Re: 88 westie intermittent starting prob
Historical mailing list
Tue, 14 Jan 1997 17:24:27 +0200
If the control relay of the fuel pump gets no pulses from the ignition system (which says: engine is running) the relay disconnects the...
Re: Taxing eclectic fuels
Historical mailing list - robert feller
Fri, 7 Dec 2007 23:51:54 -0500
...Taxing eclectic fuels > > Paul mentions... > > Road usage tax and the hassle of filing and being audited is more than > most > want to deal with...
Re: fuel filter: before, after, indifferent?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 14 Mar 2004 12:07:23 -0500
At 12:00 AM 3/14/2004, Phillips, Andrew wrote: >The fuel filter is positioned after the pump. A note with the fuel pump...
Re: Don't waste your money. Fuel Line's - Filters etc to prevent leaks?
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Thu, 18 Dec 2003 17:22:50 -0500
...I have found numorous other fuel leaks. Hose clamps cigar tubes plastic fuel supply hose. Has anyone ever seen a split or leaking "hose...
Re: Alternative Fuels - Salt Water
Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
Sun, 2 Dec 2007 10:18:23 -0800
...Alternative Fuels - Salt Water > On Dec 2, 2007, at 12:28 PM, Courtney Hook wrote: > >> I'm with John, with intelligent use of atomic...
Re: Fuel tank problem solving (Almost)
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Tue, 27 Mar 2018 09:45:28 -0600
...Checked for fuel flow at both spigots. Yes, fuel from both sides. Tried to start car - I can hear the pump running but it...
Re: High Idle, Fuel Pressure Test Results and Advice Needed
Historical mailing list - joe brown
Mon, 9 Dec 2002 01:23:12 -0800
...A lot of us have replaced the fuel pressure regulator only to have the new one supply the same higher pressure as the old...
Leaks:fuel, oil, coolant
Historical mailing list - Madeline Mullen/Ed Lowe
Tue, 7 Jul 1998 12:49:36 -0800
...metal coolant pipes at a point just aft of the fuel tank. The supply and return pipes are very close here and it looks...
Re: Fuel pump relay cutout switch
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:10:02 -0800
...of 3 wires at the fuel pump relay, - the 'supplies ground' signal from the ECU. -the power supply wire to the relay, - or the...
Re: fuel lines replacing
Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
Wed, 21 Apr 1999 10:31:06 -0400
...Since the engine is >coming out (head gasket job gone complete rebuild) I will replace the fuel >line in the engine ccompartment. > >A few...
Re: Digifant question...fuel pump effect?
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Mon, 28 Apr 2014 13:52:32 -1000
...was under the impression that the fuel pumps in our digifant VWs > supply way more than enough fuel to the injectors and some of...
Re: Ignition Switch "Su" Power
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:50:29 -0500
...ECU to power the fuel pump. Thus the 15 circuit wire going to the rear only has to supply ?200 mA? to that first...
Re: gas prices- a canadian perspective
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Sat, 5 Mar 2005 19:52:57 -0500
...major > difficulty in gasoline supply or other products. > > A major refinery corp stated that with todays pushes for alternative > fuels, > building more refinery capacity...
Re: fuel pump replacement
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 31 Dec 2010 17:33:59 -0800
...If it does not...the ECU is not supplying ground to the fuel pump relay to energize it , or the fuel pump relay is...
Re: security ideas
Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
Wed, 1 Jan 2003 11:21:53 -0800
...security ideas > Hi all, > The recent question about anti-theft options got me > thinking too. > > In addition to a valve in the fuel supply...
Re: Residual Fuel Pressure: hold for 1 hour?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 3 Mar 2014 17:49:28 -0800
So I'm running residual pressure tests with a fuel gauge installed. The system holds pressure for 10 minutes then very slowly drops. After...
Re: Friday - fuel cell battery charging
Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
Sat, 6 May 2017 16:31:16 -0400
...Yeah, was aware of fuel cells but not these dedicated methanol powered and nominal 12 volt output, battery charging units. I guess i don...
Re: Fuel Fire / engine fire/ tips
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 12 Oct 2004 17:35:29 -0500
...You can try a Welding Supply house and buy flame retardant materials by the square yard. I'd speculate that spending money on new...
Re: HELP! FI Fuel Supply(?) Problems with 75 Westy in Phoenix
Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
Sat, 7 Jan 1995 10:04:55 -0800 (PST)
...HELP! FI Fuel Supply(?) Problems with 75 Westy in Phoenix > > > I'm pretty much stranded in Phoenix due to this little > problem. The current...
Re: NVC - RE: AC compressor Gurus needed!!!
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 25 Feb 2003 13:11:58 -0600
...air supply ................ a 6" round pipe bumper with caps welded so it will hold air. Had one of these on my AA Fuel Funny...
Re: Replacement fuel tank question
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:16:05 -0700
...I looked, first for competition fuel cells when I built my Porsche racer and again when I needed to replace a water tank in...
Re: help , video to help diagnose my Westphalia air cool 1993 problem.
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 31 Jul 2015 17:59:38 -0700
...would it be a bad idea if Christophe wired up a test switch to connect battery positive post to fuel pump positive? Supply a...
Re: Fuel hose - what kind do I need?
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sun, 11 Feb 2001 14:40:00 -0800
...Seems that the wiring for the connector passes under a hose > that feeds the driver's side fuel rail - and moving the wire moved...
Re: Propane Fueled Turbo Diesel Injection
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Mon, 22 Sep 2003 00:03:56 -0700
...Of course you know the rest- supply and demand will drive up the price of propane. Finally there will be no cheap fuel-supply...
Re: [Syncro] Fuel Leak Found
Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
Sat, 5 Aug 2000 22:21:46 -0700
...injector supply lines. These are dangerous, since they are > under high pressure. You had best plan on replacing *all your hig pressure > fuel lines...
Re: What about E15?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 1 Mar 2011 16:13:28 -0600
...This alcohol fuel at the same price as original straight gas is a rip off. Plus corn subsidy is a rip and then as...
Re: Vexing temperature and fuel gauge intermittant functioning problem on Eurovan
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 20 Apr 2001 15:22:29 -0400
...is in the gauges themselves. > >Could it be the ignition V+ supply is not steadily reaching the >instrument >panel through the multipin connector? You...
For Sale: 1982 Westy
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Nowaczek
Mon, 13 Sep 1999 12:50:43 -0500
...power supply o lots of repair/restoration to mechanical systems, including: - new fuel tank, fuel gauge sending unit, filler neck, and fuel pump - new...
Re: Will my alternator survive a TV VCR combo?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 10 Apr 2000 12:50:08 -0400
...The real question, if there is one, is whether it can indeed supply enough current to keep up with the demand. The 90 Amp...
Re: Diesel (AAZ) engine conversion questions
Historical mailing list - David Etter
Thu, 14 Dec 2006 09:38:44 -0700
...David (dsl82westy) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >What I understand is to the contrary....the older fuel systems would >NOT run well on the new ULSD, and VW opted...
Re: Replace H2O Boxer with E Boxer {:~))
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Wed, 9 Oct 2019 08:54:49 -0600
...it would have enough power there comes the issue of supplying it with Fuel ~ I'm hoping that someone will someday go through the...
Re: gas tank bad. ( maybe ?)
Historical mailing list - Jeff K
Thu, 21 Aug 2003 11:22:29 -0700
...My fuel pump was making a constant whining noise, fairly loud. I blew some compressed air into the tank outlet, that seemed to fix...
Re: Put rebuilt 1.9l in, now my injectors won't spew, or squirt, or
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Thu, 21 Mar 2002 01:47:18 -0800
...You need(page to check that you have battery voltage at terminal 86 and 87 of the power supply relay, and the fuel pump...
Re: Bad fuel economy (solution) Ethanol, LVC
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 1 Sep 2013 06:35:37 -0700
...have said it actually takes more than a gallon of fuel in the supply chain to produce a gallon of corn ethanol.at the...
1991 Westy, gas tank return hose size (and fuel line or injector line)?
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Sat, 10 Sep 2011 19:52:57 -0600
Hi, I am in the middle of re-sealing my gas supply system. I recently did the gas tank reseal, complete with the bits...
Re: I removed gas tank w/o spilling!
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 12 May 95 10:36:57 CDT
...watch them strut around, all puffed up about the Super Fuel Economy their car was getting. then, when you ran out of the old...
Re: Why Do Late model Vanagon Engines Catch on Fire?
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Thu, 18 Dec 2003 11:08:03 -0500
...1 - plastic fuel supply tubing leak at fire wall 2 - engine compartment small metal hose clamps rusted away 3 - plastic cigar tubes at each...
Re: Fuel tank problem solving (Almost)
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Tue, 27 Mar 2018 10:02:31 -0600
...Checked for fuel flow at both spigots. Yes, fuel from both sides. Tried to start car - I can hear the pump running but it...
Fuel and temp guage way off on '84
Historical mailing list - Steve Manning
Mon, 5 Jun 2000 08:24:51 -0500
Hi all, I'm having a minor problem with the fuel and temp gauges being way off. Earlier in the morning, everything was fine...
Re: Hot Start Problem in H2O cooled
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Tue, 4 Sep 2001 13:50:36 -0400
...Anybody have >ideas or suggestions about how to remedy this? One possibility is that fuel pressure may be bleeding off when the engine is...
Re: Fuel tank question...
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 24 Mar 2014 18:40:42 -0700
...My fuel pump has been getting noisier lately...over the last month or so. When I took the supply line from the tank to...
Re: Chinese heaters
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 18:49:17 +0000
I have been interested in these Diesel fuel heater devices for quite some time. Cheap. Dry heat. But they use a LOT of electricity...
Re: What do you infer from this?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 1 Jun 2010 21:57:02 -0400
At 09:27 PM 6/1/2010, Peter Kraiker wrote: >"an intermittent problem where the temp sensor and fuel gauge >sometimes will stop working...
Re: (is it Friday somewhere?)
Historical mailing list - Michael B. Harrnacker
Thu, 7 Jan 1999 08:53:51 -0800
...the input data and directs the servo motor to rotate and supply the right amount of air to the engine at every specific instance...
Re: Help! (fwd)
Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
Sat, 6 Dec 1997 12:26:16 EST
...Hook a short line from the bottle to the supply side of your diesel fuel pump. Now as you are attempting to start the...
Re: Bucko update
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Sat, 30 Nov 2002 21:56:49 -0800
...This is mainly because there is no progress! > > Just to clarify- it's not grounds, air leaks, fuel supply power supply, etc. It starts...
Re: 83.5 Runs for about 4 seconds
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Mon, 1 May 2006 07:50:01 -0500
...on what to look for and how to tell if the fuel >supply/pump/relays could be the culpret--or what else I might...