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• Re: super vs. regular?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Sun, 18 Sep 94 19:18:27 PDT
  ...Ruby runs better and cleaner. > run the super in your rig. > 10-4 > the higher octane will allow your engine to run more eficiantly...
• Re: Carbs R.I.P.
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 17:12:44 -0400
  ...Also, any emissions study > >will have to include all of the diagnostics & replacement of EFI > >stuff (that constitutes about 20% of the discussion on...
• Re: Replacing FI with Carbs on WBX 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 6 Mar 2009 12:16:47 -0800
  ...Carbs give a lot of warning before they fail, unlike EFI which can strand a person anywhere without warning. One item that anyone much...
• Re: trip computer - Excellent Solution
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 20 Apr 2003 14:51:33 EDT
  ...I purchased the EFI kit version from the Aussies about a year ago. Took about 2 weeks for delivery (very Vanagon vendor-like). Built...
• Re: Vanagon-esque vehicles...
  Historical mailing list - Dan Haydon
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 11:22:40 -0600
  ...They look a lot better too (Michael, se jpeg attached of SWB > 4WD Hiace 3.0 diesel turbo EFI Super Custom, a digital-dash...
• Re: Mystery Fuse?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 22 May 2012 16:46:43 -0700
  ...I have one on my Digijet EFI 85 vanagon . I've never seen the need for that heating element in the breather hose ..but...
• Re: Cold weather issue - super high idle
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 14 Nov 2023 07:49:04 -0500
  ...Cold weather issue - super high idle >> >> Eric, are you sure the GoWesty EFI uses the same idle control unit as a >> Digitant FI Vanagon...
• Question about Honda Timing belt (No Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 31 May 2001 10:03:13 EDT
  ...We were trying to replace the timing belt on my friend's '86 Honda Accord Automatic with EFI the other day and were running...
• Re: Carb conversions?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 18:20:01 -0700
  ...Only the US market got EFI from early-on. Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM> wrote: I ran carbs on my 3.4liter chevy...
• Re: SA T3 Ventilation System
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 4 May 2008 02:48:48 +1200
  ...And EFI. I hate to think how the T3 ABS worked... or didn't. >Does anyone have a link to that web page what...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 20:14:24 -0700
  ...this is how I see it this kind of EFI .. it 'reads the air' ... everything about the air flow into the engine has to...
• Re: vanagons on fire
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:35:36 -0800
  ...and best are 'real' EFI hose clamps.. a band clamp with a phillips screw ..those are 'real' fuel injection hose clamps. the common screw...
• Re: Fwd: broke down in Portland, need help
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 9 Jun 2019 10:22:28 -0700
  ...Anything with EFI. They use the same Bosch pump as our Vanagons though the wiring may connect with a nut & stud instead of a...
• Re: 6 guys and vanagon x-country-UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:14:14 -0400
  ...a little more than that. > but I'm always interested in EFI systems and 'real good reliability and > longevity' .........and simplicity. > > what I often...
• Re: Carb conversions?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 17 Aug 2006 08:43:47 -0400
  ...key, unlike > nearly all of the EFI vans that I've been around and certainly my EFI 1989 > syncro 16. > > There is no reason...
• Why not CIS? RE: Images of South African van on website
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:57:24 -0500
  ...Some would argue modern EFI is hopelessly complex, but not from a mechanical point of view. And with OBD, a simple scan will find...
• Re: Megasquirt FI Control and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 10:55:13 -0700
  ...It is doable to stay within the DIY EFI motif and completely ditch our digi____ systems. However, since most of what they are doing...
• Re: New engine, was Re: Ecu fix addendum
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 2 Apr 2020 11:48:52 -0700
  ...I've seen the 2.3L running the original Digifant and then changed to the GW EFI. The difference has surprised me. > > Yes this...
• Re: LPG diesels, anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 21:49:30 -0500
  ...function of the compression > ratio and flashpoint of the fuel used. EFI injection-timing will not alter > ignition timing in a diesel. > > Do the...
• Re: Gas tank/fuel system cleaner
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:59:39 -0700
  ...Could be almost any car but it is EFI and it is >> Bosch. > > > Thanks, > > TJ
• Re: What in fuel can wreck engine?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:15:09 -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: Starting issue - low idle and wants to stall
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 2 Jul 2011 20:37:54 -0700
  ...I once drove the very first electronic fuel injection mass production car..with EFI for emissions reasons.. that was a 68 or so SquareBack...
• Re: MitsuWesty
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 18 Dec 2005 14:29:36 +1300
  ...The gas engine is 2.4 EFI and can reach 165kmh; unlike many Mitsubishi engines, the gas 2.4 appears not to suffer from...
• Re: Euro-Drive: 88 Volkswagen Vanagon, Poor-idle
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 09:33:05 -0600
  ...Fuel Injection / efi > Ignition: Distributor-Breakerless / hi > Trans: 4-speed Standard Transaxle > Mileage: 165,000 miles > Emissions: ca > VIN: WV2ZB0255JH072164 > > Symptoms: Poor Idle Quality...
• Re: Flame ON!
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:44:02 -0800
  ...injected, you may wanna switch to carb, as most > > > of your EFi wires, hoses may have been lost. The carb will also insure that...
• Re: Cold weather issue - super high idle
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 14 Nov 2023 08:07:48 -0800
  ...Cold weather issue - super high idle > >> > >> Eric, are you sure the GoWesty EFI uses the same idle control unit as a > >> Digitant FI Vanagon...
• Re: Replacement AFM technology
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:01:45 -0700
  ...Or even eliminate it entirely - check out Honda's for example - multi-point EFI - no air mass or air flow meter. GM too, many...
• Re: VW inline four-bangers
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 17:24:34 -0500
  ...to be made - carb to intake manifold. > > personally, 'I wouldn't'...........EFI is infenitely superior to > carbs, and once dialed in, and understood of...
• 3.2L waterboxer, and 2.6L 5cyl in vw van
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 May 2002 17:54:53 EDT
  ...At the moment VW have been producing a 2.3 and 2.6 litre version using Motronic EFI. There is also a VW/Audi...
• '88 Vanagon Emmissions fix
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 23 Dec 2000 15:16:10 -0800
  ...Fuel Injection / Bosch AFC EFI Ignition: Distributor-Breakerless / Hall Effect Distributor Trans: 3-speed Automatic Transaxle Mileage: 140,000 mi Emissions: Federal VIN: WV2YB025XJH...
• Re: "improved" efi?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:06:47 -0800
  You probably wouldn't like a Tiico I4 conversion Don. lol. What you describe in the 1st half of your post sounds a lot...
• purpose of throttle valve adj.
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 09:50:52 -0500
  Here is a question for those who've delved more deeply into the mysteries of the throttle valve and how it serves the EFI...
• Re: air/fuel mixture
  Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng.
  Sun, 23 Apr 2006 22:18:15 -0400
  ...The EFI system >tried to stay on the rich side of 14.7:1, but as close to it as possible. >Generally when you...
• Re: crashing
  Historical mailing list - Michael aka ECHO
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 10:31:32 -0700
  ...Available in 3.0 EFI > turbodiesel... as well as 2.4 TD and 2.4 nonturbo. > > Mitsubishi vans are OK if not diesel. Nissans...
• Re: digijet EFI on digifant engine - throttle switch in particular
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Mon, 4 Aug 2003 16:23:17 -0700
  Thanks for the suggestion, Jay. I've purchased some things from Bob, and he threw that one out there as a suggestion (very tempting...
• Re: Fuel Octane, Additives
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 18:50:28 -0400
  ...And there was certainly a time when EFI systems that had plenty of octane number from regular gas, didn't get enough detergent from...
• Re: Vanagons and Megasquirt EFI controllers
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 13 Nov 2013 13:33:32 -0800
  RE .... On 11/13/2013 5:48 AM, Max Wellhouse wrote: > If I ever do a Subi conversion, I'll either use this system...
• Re: Start Idle Issue
  Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:51:24 -0300
  ...From what I know about the efi, it has a short period (1-2 minutes) > where it runs in an open loop prior to...
• Euro-Drive: 87 Volkswagen Vanagon, dies
  Historical mailing list - "Darryl Evey (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Mon, 14 Feb 2000 20:02:20 -0500
  ...1 L Trans: Standard Mileage: 150,000 miles VIN: WV2YB0257HH073807 Fuel: EFI Ignition: Hall Unit Emissions: Ca Emissions Symptoms: dies Occurs: After 30 miles...
• Re: air cooled still flooding
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 11:43:19 -0800
  ...I went over all the grounds on the engine and wiring > > harness for the EFI. I also have another ECU that I tried, but...
• Re: fuel management system
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:36:25 -0600
  ...DM&FS > On 2/14/2013 9:00 PM, Stuart MacMillan wrote: >> Wow, $2000 for an EFI revision on an obsolete, unreliable engine that...
• Re: Carb conversions?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:38:07 -0400
  ...Only the US market got EFI from early-on. Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM> wrote: I ran carbs on my 3.4liter chevy...
• repostings: buses for sale, buses wanted ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 01 Jun 95 09:26:54 CDT
  ...miles, 18K on totally rebuilt motor, 2.0L, hydraulic lifter, EFI, stove, frig, sink, 2 double beds, 205 Kelly Charger tires, Bilstein shocks, stereo...
• Re: Subaru engines
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 08:38:26 -0600
  ...A '92 4 door could be a Loyale with 1.8l OHC FI boxer or a Legacy with 2.2l OHC 16v EFI boxer...
• Re: Eric's van is running again
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 3 Nov 2020 09:39:50 -0500
  ...Dennis, how are you liking the Go Westy EFI? I haven't had any experience with it except folks calling me to ask for...
• Euro-Drive: FIX 87 Volkswagen Vanagon, No-start
  Historical mailing list - "Randy Chevrier (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Sat, 23 Sep 2000 18:05:42 -0400
  ...1 L Trans: Standard Mileage: 175,000 km VIN: WV2ZB0251HH069532 Fuel: EFI Ignition: Eletronic with hall effect dev Emissions: liquid cooled federal emission Symptoms...
• Re: Air Flow Meter and Idle/Mixture Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 18 Apr 95 12:05:27 CDT
  ...the computer on these Digijet and Digifant EFI systems seems to be very sensitive to the sensor (oxygen sensor, coolant temp sensor, etc.) input...
• Re: What in fuel can wreck engine?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:26:12 -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: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 13:03:57 -0800
  ...I'd expect those fuel pumps, since they run at much higher pressure than digifant type EFI fuel pumps ...would draw more current and...
• Re: instrument cluster foil replacement
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Fri, 30 Aug 2019 19:38:03 -0400
  ...And > while some of that will be available on the scan gauge for the GW EFI that > is not a user friendly interface to...
• Re: Best van ever designed (was: Why do we love that damn van so much...)
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Sun, 26 May 2002 07:26:34 -0700
  ...diesel > 2.4 diesel (turbo oprtion) > 2.8 diesel > 3.0 EFI turbodiesel > Auto or 5-speed manual; floorshift or column > cartspring or torsionbar...
• Re: Fuel Octane, Additives
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 17:36:21 -0800
  ...And there was > certainly a > time when EFI systems that had plenty of octane number from > regular gas, > didn't get enough detergent from...
• Re: Still need HELP with hot start problem 84 Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Mon, 3 Sep 2012 21:25:35 -0400
  ...Some(most) EFI pumps have a check valve built in to maintain rest pressure. You didn't mention changing the pump, so this could...
• Re: 3.2L waterboxer, and 2.6L 5cyl in vw van
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 May 2002 18:21:15 EDT
  ...producing a 2.3 and 2.6 litre version using > > Motronic EFI. > > > > There is also a VW/Audi engine rebuild and conversion centre that...
• Re: Analog TPS fitted to a WBX throttle body?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Wed, 11 Feb 2004 06:36:05 +0000
  ...a 1.9l? The volumetric efiiciency will be drastically changed from the displacement variation. Are you giong to recurve the distributor? Why exactly are...
• Re: Replacement AFM technology
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:16:23 -0400
  ...Or even eliminate it entirely - check out Honda's for example - multi-point EFI - no air mass or air flow meter. GM too, many...
• Re: dumb fuel injection question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:37:52 -0700
  ...in ..and fire each injector at the optimum time ....called 'sequential EFI'. Also interesting .. the injector ..has a twin spray pattern ..each side directed...
• Re: White Westy convoy, I-4 gasser advice
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:14:47 -0700
  ...a pre-chamer conventional all -mechanical vw diesel is vastly simpler in that department, compared to a waterboxer or other EFI engine. or e...
• Re: Conversion to 2.1L from 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 09:28:07 -0700
  ...All the EFI components from the 1.9 should also be used, and take this opportunity to replace the fuel lines if you have...
• Re: Start Idle Issue
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Michal
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:20:05 -0400
  ...From what I know about the efi, it has a short period (1-2 minutes) > where it runs in an open loop prior to...