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• Re: Fuel Filters vs Fuel Strainers
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Oct 2010 16:17:49 -0700
  ...One was getting the fuel delivery system > | working again. This included opening it up, and flushing all the > old > | fuel and junk from it...
• Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 14:20:43 -0500
  ...Unit [Replaces Distributor] >> Fuel Pump Wires [Uses Original Fuel Pump] >> System Relays >> Chassis Ground >> Fuel Injector Connectors [Uses Original Fuel Injectors] >> New Coils [Coil...
• Re: Instant horsepower (Pinwheel)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 7 May 2000 21:05:13 -0700
  The 86 BMW fuel injection is a pulsed system also. The Motronic parts are very familiar to anyone who has a Digifant system. BMW...
• Re: Engine Dies
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  11 Jun 1996 12:52:06 -0700
  ...The VW engine management (fuel injection and ignition) is Bosch based - and there are great similarities between the various Bosch systems used on VWs...
• Re: Van is down - help!
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 08:38:43 -0400
  ...I wonder if the pressure regulator failer was caused by me adding concentrated fuel system cleaner (from Penzoil)...?? �ric
• Re: LVC - TDI metal shavings in fuel system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 26 Jul 2013 22:20:22 -0400
  ...LVC - TDI metal shavings in fuel system Stephen, It's a known issue over on the TDIClub (http://tdiclub.com) for all of the...
• Re: Check those fuel lines!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:46:12 -0700
  ...of the system rather than being trapped and pushed to the injectors. When a very hot engine is shut off the fuel in the...
• Re: Vanagon fuel requirement
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 08:29:35 CDT
  ...Purge injection system with G-16 cleaner. Refer to current Technical Information Circulars for injection purge instructions. * Check that fuel and ignition systems are...
• Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 09:45:58 -0800
  ...Unit [Replaces Distributor] Fuel Pump Wires [Uses Original Fuel Pump] System Relays Chassis Ground Fuel Injector Connectors [Uses Original Fuel Injectors] New Coils [Coil...
• Re: Engine Cranks but No Start
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 1 Apr 2016 16:54:15 -0400
  There is no way for the vanagon fuel system to "know" when or if the system is pressurized. The fuel pump is controlled by...
• Re: Hot Weather Effects... and some information.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 12:30:53 EDT
  ...It takes a long time to prime the system. Perhaps a way to turn on the fuel pump manually could be used to overcome...
• 2.0
  Historical mailing list - Darrel Combs
  Fri, 5 Jul 2002 11:47:20 -0400
  how much is a 2.0 engine worth with a cis fuel management system on it? Darrel
• Re: Propane / Natural gas power [was RE: re. curious item on ebay]
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 01:17:58 +1200
  >My 1988 Syncro had a dual fuel system in it when I bought it - gasoline and >natural gas. The Digifant system adjusted quite nicely...
• Re: [vanagon] Re: Hard starting when warm
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sat, 23 Dec 2000 12:28:14 +0000
  Hi Mike, An easy way to check the fuel pressue it to turn the key on and listen for the fuel pump, when you...
• Re: 84 not refiring , still flooding ?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 15:54:03 -0500
  ...Tomorrow I will pressure >test the fuel system. I strongly think that one of my fuel injectors are >leaking. If so the pressure test...
• Re: emergency--gasoline leak
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sat, 27 May 2000 13:22:07 EDT
  ...If you want to lower the fuel level before you move the van, the Digijet system, at least, has a pressure test point in...
• Re: Fuel pump fuse -''88 Gs,
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 10 Jul 2015 12:14:24 -0700
  ...On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 11:56 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > The fuel pump, ignition system, and the ECU are...
• ReRe Ordering Parts/Hear, hear!
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 10:40:27 -0700
  Eric Giroux-- How utterly sensible! This sort of kit/ordering system SHOULD exist. And not just for fuel line systems, but for other systems...
• Weber help anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Wies
  Mon, 6 Oct 2003 20:51:53 EDT
  ...Onto the fuel system-aha we have a problem: fuel is coming out of carb and leaking down onto manifold. Plenty of fuel coming...
• Re: Swap Update 2
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 11 May 1998 20:49:35 -0700
  ...Can I use the Vanagon fuel pump? >Am I going to need to put a fuel pressure accumulator in the fuel system? (I >think...
• Re: Ignition Kill Switch
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Thu, 4 Nov 2004 22:54:52 -0800
  ...one could "unlatch" the system just by cutting the power momentarily. Which way did they use? (I use a fuel pump cutoff switch hidden...
• Re: Van-Cafe fuel-line firewall adapter
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:16:07 -0500
  ...It adds two more >> connections to the system. I connect straight to the plastic fuel >> line. >> This item is helping assembly at the factory...
• Fuel flow issue 83.5 1.9 WBX
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Sun, 24 May 2015 18:58:41 -0600
  ...Went through the system from the tank nipple (blasted some air in there to blow out any blockage-fuel runs fine,), Replaced the fuel...
• Re: Blink'n Ignition Light
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 7 May 1998 12:35:57 EDT
  > > The technical answer: > When you turn on the ignition key the fuel pump is pressurizing the fuel > system. You can hear that little hum...
• duel fuel westy, LPG/propane or gasoline
  Historical mailing list - Gary
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 20:55:19 -0600
  ...I finally got around to installing a propane fuel system on my 1987 syncro westy. Its a duel fuel system so the original digifant...
• Re: Are Vanagons more fire oriented than any other old car?
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Thu, 14 Jan 1999 21:05:53 -0600
  > >I guess with the much more complex fuel system requiring a lot more hose >and connector, VW must have decided not to go with...
• Re: Placement of Fuel Filter
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 08:58:04 -0700
  ...Placement of Fuel Filter > Shawn Wright wrote: > <snip> Anyone know why the fuel filter is placed after the pump > in the digifant system? I...
• Re: VANAGON digest 1212
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Dec 1996 01:30:20 PST
  ...Water has a higher specific gravity than fuel and is relatively immiscible. Water also collects in the lowest point of the fuel system. When...
• Re: Engine misses, Type IV heads
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Mon, 24 Apr 1995 13:15:08 -0700
  ...Clean the fuel filter - less likely but you never know. Missing is probably ignition/electrical system-related. Next on the list is fuel delivery...
• FREE 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Dabrowski
  Sat, 1 Jan 2005 14:59:12 -0800
  ...I am also giving away the remaining hulk which has a fuel tank, brake system and an intact cooling system. Goes to the first...
• Re: Wanted: 2.1L parts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 19:21:35 -0500
  ...I've done this upgrade a number of times and the 1.9 injection system works fine on the 2.1. The only functional...
• Re: Bluestar =?windows-1252?Q?project=85no_start_yet?=
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 11 May 2013 17:52:38 -0700
  It's not smart to work on gasoline fuel systems without a good fire extinquisher handy. it's not smart to own a Vanagon...
• CARB VS FUEL INJECTION
  Historical mailing list - Russell O. Gunter
  Thu, 18 Feb 1999 20:53:08 EST
  ...In a fuel injection system, there is an outlet and inlet on the gas tank. The fuel system circulates and what the engine doesn...
• Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 15:10:08 -0400
  ...Unit [Replaces Distributor] > Fuel Pump Wires [Uses Original Fuel Pump] > System Relays > Chassis Ground > Fuel Injector Connectors [Uses Original Fuel Injectors] > New Coils [Coil...
• Re: Failing Fuel Pump?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 19 Jul 94 00:38:41 CDT
  ...replace fuel pump. system check with volt/ohmmeter voltmeter to terminal components checks specifications 1 and 13 * wiring from starter * voltage at terminal cranking...
• Re: No fuel pressure options?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 31 Oct 2013 08:13:16 -0700
  ...The one-way valve in fuel pump and the fuel regulator itself, maintain residual pressure in high pressure side of fuel system, once engine...
• =?windows-1252?Q?Bluestar_project=85no_start_yet?=
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 11 May 2013 16:27:55 -0400
  ...I have run the pump to pressurize the system. I see no fuel on the return side of the pressure regulator however. I think...
• Re: diesel-gas conversion problems solved! (mostly)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Feb 2003 00:29:56 -0500
  ...Since this system is all hydraulic, if it gets air-bound after the fuel distributor, the engine can be hard to start. Fuel pressure...
• Re: '82 westy, '91 Fox engine, fuel flow problem
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Sun, 14 Jun 1998 16:12:02 -0400
  ...is because it is part of the system that regulates the fuel pressure in the system. I'd check this. >(my apologies for not...
• '84 Westy Gas Leak
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Thu, 25 Jul 1996 17:26:01 -0500
  ...Bentley addresses the gasket configurations in the fuel system by an illustration showing a "clip" on the "filler elbow." I have not viewed the...
• Re: Fuel recovery system overhaul Parts
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 17:10:11 -0400
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Fuel recovery system overhaul Parts >The stainless ABA clamps that I sell are for 7mm fuel line only. I am pretty >positive...
• Sequential vs batch RE: digifant injection
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Tue, 7 Apr 2009 00:05:34 -0400
  Even with sequential fuel injection, intake valve opening events happen so fast that by 2-3k rpm the injector is spraying part of the...
• Tip and Tricks: Smoke Signals
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:01:33 -0500
  ...Check fuel and induction components. White Smoke - usually coolant related - gotta leak somewhere into the Exhaust system - Could be head gaskets, cracked heads. Blue...
• Common problem, I think
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Fri, 2 Mar 2007 15:15:18 -0500
  ...one cylider was not firing due to a crapped out plug *after* cleaning the fuel system. Always worth a check! Jon > also, not impossible...
• Re: Fuel System or Electronic?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 13 Nov 2018 19:19:00 -0800
  I clean electrical connectors with baking soda and may be finishing up with a wire brush.
• Re: Parts List for Complete Fuel injection system for 1982 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 10:46:49 -0500
  ...Complete Fuel injection system for 1982 Vanagon Hi Volks, Winter is now looming somewhere off in the distance, and I'm thinking that my...
• Re: Start up,back fire?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 16 May 2015 11:37:30 -0700
  Right, but it saves time to first learn if there is a fuel system problem at all. If there is, then you can pinch...
• Re: fuel not getting through? 82 aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:00:21 -0400
  ...There could be junk in the gas tank that is making it's way into the system. When you pull the old fuel filter...
• Why not CIS? RE: Images of South African van on website
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:57:24 -0500
  ...To me it seems like a simple system (CIS, not CIS-E) that would be quite reliable. Mind you, a rebuilt fuel distributor looks...
• Re: Gas tank/fuel system cleaner
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:34:17 -0500
  ...Gas tank/fuel system cleaner > Hey all, any ideas (no explosives or other funny pranks) for something I > can put in a fuel tank...
• Re: digijet vs. digifant
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:11:30 EST
  ...both are just control systems. digijet only uses the brain to control the fuel injection and probably rev limiter, this system has a seperate...
• Re: Vanagon and VW Rabbit
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 9 Jan 2019 13:52:03 -0800
  ...Thankfully > the Vanagons used the Digijet and Digifant systems which are electronic. > These CIS systems were very ingenious in the way they controlled fuel...
• Re: Replacing fuel lines with Copper tubing/Steel braided lines?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:35:52 -0500
  As I remember from my '82 Diesel Vanagon, fuel lines were some type of metal. Looks like one could do the fuel lines with...
• Re: Yesterday's Engine Fire in Rockefeller Center NYC
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 19 Dec 2003 11:10:28 -0500
  ...proximity of > the fuel tank to the engine and the gravity fed fuel system. Vanagons (except for Syncros) have the fuel tank up front...
• Fuel line sheath / casing
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:01:16 -0700
  ...fuel line sheathing which presumably protects the fuel line as it travels to the fuel injectors across and around the air distribution system in...
• recall list
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Sun, 4 Mar 2001 09:04:54 -0800
  ...REPLACE THE FUEL HOSE ATTACHED TO THE FUEL RAIL AND INSTALL A NEW SPRING TYPE SELF-TIGHTENING CLAMP. SYSTEM: FUEL LINES. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER...
• Re: Fuel Line Question
  Historical mailing list - db25
  Thu, 25 Jun 1998 17:24:00 EDT
  ...I'll turn the key, pressurize the system and do a >visual check. Good think I did. The main fuel line that that enters...
• Re: fuel hose sleeve alternative?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Dempster
  Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:33:32 -0800
  Allan, As a manufacturer of fuel system hoses, I would like to know more about this "goo", and were you got your two replacement...
• Re: Replacing Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 11:29:07 -0400
  ...the >fuel delivery system. This includes all of the tank seals (including the >crossover tube) as well as all of the fuel lines on...
• Re: fuel pump fuse
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 11:09:37 -0400
  ...the ignition coil There is no fuse for the fuel pump or the ignition system unless one has been added. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...