Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 9+: 60 results shown for Fuel system.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

• Re: TiiCo California Smog Legal!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 20:11:56 -0800
  ...I can see every reason why a fuel rail would make a difference in this example - they are completely different fuel systems and the...
• Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 2 Mar 2008 22:41:39 -0800
  ...This consists of an expensive system to pressurize (or maybe evacuate?) the fuel tank vent system through the fuel filler hole, keep it at...
• Re: Vanagon Gas Tank/Fuel System measurements
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 11 May 2010 19:37:41 -0400
  ...Vanagon Gas Tank/Fuel System measurements > Why does the filter go after the pump? > On my '85, the white plastic filter was between the...
• Re: serial hybrid conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Sat, 19 Nov 2005 09:41:34 -0500
  ...serial is always > using fuel unless an alternative charging system is available. It occurs to me that since the drive motors are positioned on...
• Re: Emisson Control unit question
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 10:04:25 -0400
  ...s the computer that controls the Fuel Injection system). Here's a link to the Bosch Fuel Injection Manual if you're interested. http...
• Re: Fuel flow senders
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 1 Dec 2005 11:37:03 -0800
  ...Since the data collected is the fuel passed through the injectors, rather than through the fuel lines, as your TriStar's system uses, the...
• Re: Air Intake Project
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Sun, 27 May 2001 11:05:09 -0600
  ...My van is duel fuel, there is the digifant fuel system and a propane fuel system. What this means is that I can drive...
• Re: HELP! Westy Stranded in Bryce Canyon National Park...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 30 Apr 2005 16:22:48 -0700
  ...anybody have any info on this, pro or con? I'd always thought the elevation effect was due to the fuel system's inability...
• Re: Running rich, O2 sensor says lean, exhaust leak?
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 18:28:29 -0400
  ...week: >> - changed O2 sensor >> - changed fuel pressure regulator, fuel pump, fuel filter >> - took apart entire air intake system, changed the air intake >>distributor box...
• Re: Fuel system "vapour lock"
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 14 Sep 2014 18:36:38 -0700
  ...is plugged, can this cause the EVAP system to create a vacuum in > the fuel system? Or, is there another potential cause? > > On a...
• Re: Fuel Filters vs Fuel Strainers
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Oct 2010 15:27:19 -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: WARNING !! Re: Substitute Fuel Pump #
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 12:15:28 -0400
  ...whenever the fuel pump is primed, but >I have to wonder what keeps the thing from going KA-BOOM as the system is >filling...
• Re: Measuring fuel pressure
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:54:19 +0000
  ...remarks on my ideas or even better ones > > (prefereably inexpensive and easy to implement too, > > using commonly available parts) to check the fuel > > system. > > > >
• Fuel Line Replacement ? re hose size
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:02:46 -0500
  ...1/2 inch(12.7mm) hose that states 'not for fuel injection systems'. Just want to do it once/right. Will also be eliminating...
• Bosch fuel pump for '81 Volvo usable on van?
  Historical mailing list - Carol Sussman
  Wed, 19 Dec 2001 13:12:01 -0500
  ...The Bosch K-jet CIS fuel injection system on the Volvo has a fuel pressure regulator and fuel accumulator to set/maintain psi of...
• Re: Van-Cafe fuel-line firewall adapter
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:34:44 -0700
  I eliminate this items when I install fuel lines. It adds two more connections to the system. I connect straight to the plastic fuel...
• Re: Does this look like a fuel leak?
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:46:00 -0600
  ...BTW - I can't think of a vehicle on which the fuel system inspection is any easier that the stock Vanagon. John R On...
• Recall of 1991 Vanagon - Fire danger
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Sat, 11 Jan 1997 13:54:15 -0800 (PST)
  ...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: second gas tank in their vanagon? - Design Q
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 09:55:27 -0800
  ...I think that fabricating an approximation of the Syncro fuel return and pickup system might work. Fuel returning to the tank goes into a...
• Re: fuel management system
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:24:04 -0800
  ...fuel managment system > > Gowesty is working on a system. > http://www.gowesty.com/library_article.php?id=1532 Some have installed > Megasquirt. > > Or just...
• Re: Correct evap/vent hose?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 17 Apr 2021 09:48:31 -0400
  ...20:52: > > I replaced the vent lines on my fuel tank and evap system last year with this: > > "Cloth Braided Fuel/Vacuum Hose - Black...
• Re: Van-Cafe fuel-line firewall adapter
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:51:47 -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...
• Substitute Fuel Pump #
  Historical mailing list - Charles Hill
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 07:26:16 -0500
  ...I have been using a fuel pump for one of the Ford Bronco/Ranger vehicles that has a Bosch look-alike fuel injection system...
• Re: Fuel line size question
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Thu, 20 May 2004 09:48:38 -0700
  Kevin said: > Anyone know the size of the fuel line before the pump for a 2wd? > Thanks > Kevin > 87 Westy > Burlington VT > --- > Outgoing mail...
• Hose clamps..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:28:13 -0700
  While I was changing fuel filters and checking/revising my fuel supply system I noticed, like people have mentioned, that some of my screw...
• Re: Van-Cafe fuel-line firewall adapter
  Historical mailing list - Bill Bowman
  Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:05:31 -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...
• Re: Low Fuel Engine Dies
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:44:29 -0400
  The fuel system is not designed to properly operate with only a gallon in the tank. You are trying real hard to destroy the...
• Re: fuel leaks
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Tue, 24 May 2005 14:48:48 -0700
  ...The connection of the hose from the pump to this plastic fitting is the MOST common leak in the vanagon fuel system. Doug ----- Original...
• Fuel Lines Reminder
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:30:30 -0500
  ...This action will pressurize the fuel system, and you hsould be able to see if fuel is spraying somewhere. Why all this bother? One...
• fuel injection question
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sun, 15 Sep 96 20:21:07 EDT
  Hello all, OK, I have a generic fuel injection question, but it's not a VW. My girlfriend's '87 Plymouth Sundance is acting...
• Re: E15 fuel?
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Thu, 27 Dec 2012 10:23:39 -0600
  ...I knew I would be > rebuilding the fuel systems after that kind of dumb neglect but I was not > prepared for the substance I...
• Re: Re-new member with a parts question
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 20:48:14 EDT
  Alan, Your '83 will have a Digijet FI system. The best deal going on the fuel leak is to get the fuel line replacement...
• Re: fuel pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 10:29:34 -0800
  ...The stock fuel pump is more than capable of running CIS-Motronic systems from the Audi 80 which need about 85 PSI to run...
• Re: fuel injector hoses
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 04:36:56 -0400
  ...There is no adjustable clamp like is found on every other junction in the fuel system, just the little gold ring that the fuel...
• Re: fuel pump problem?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:59:56 -0800
  ...When I 'energize' > the > >> system (turn key without starting all the way), the fuel pump runs > >> continuously. It's never done that before. It...
• Re: start - won't sart - solution
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 21:24:19 -0700
  ...You have > stated that you have fuel but no spark. The ECU controls the fuel > injection system and is not in the igintion circuit...
• Re: Glow Plug Flicker Indicates H2O in Fuel?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 20:25:38 -0900
  ...Glow Plug FLicker Indicates H2O in Fuel? Do the Vanagons have the same system as my '89 Jetta diesel for indicating water in the...
• Re: diesel-gas conversion problems solved! (mostly)
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 22:57:21 -0500
  ...Also you will need to know if the fuel system has a "Lambda" ( > 02 sensor) system or not, and match all the parts to...
• Fuel pump is not running
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 23 May 2010 12:56:03 -0700
  I installed a fuel pressure gauge to see if the pump comes on at all, but no fuel pressure. I have spark though. I...
• Re: Start-Stop Syndrome Returns [addt'l info]
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:13:07 -0700
  ...are getting heat into the fuel system somehow causing the fuel system to deliver air rather than fuel. Are you certain your temperatures are...
• Re: VW Vanagon ProTraining Fuel systems Type 2 Book on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 27 May 2000 12:31:28 -0500
  ...note that this one is titled "Vanagon/Type II Fuel Systems". cause there is another one titled "Digifant/Digifant II" that is NOT as...
• Re: Failed Ca Smog due to Evaporative leak
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 3 Apr 2012 09:25:40 -0400
  ...The passenger side is where the fuel inlet it is. The driver (left side) is where the cannister is. On Apr 3, 2012, at...
• (Spam rating 6/10) Re: Yesterday's Engine Fire in Rockefeller Center NYC
  Historical mailing list - Owen
  Fri, 19 Dec 2003 11:37:19 -0600
  ...knob to kill fuel flow to the fuel > pump, pull a second to kill the return loop in the fuel system, flip a > switch...
• Re: fuel pressure test connection size?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 13:44:30 EST
  ...And everyone knows that a properly engineered system never leaks. Isn't that right, Christa? Rich
• Re: CYLINDER #'s and FIRING ORDER - Were getting there.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 14:09:42 -0700
  ...In trying to flush out your fuel system you pressurized the fuel lines with the engine stopped and key off. After a while the...
• Re: raw fuel smell at idle
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 08:31:54 -0800
  ...to replace all the fuel line rubber hose asap. I had a similar situation with the vapor recovery system on my 73'... I nearly...
• NVC: '97 Jetta Check Engine Codes
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 15:30:24 -0800
  ...The codes are P0171 Fuel Trim, Bank1 System too Lean P1128 Long Term Fuel Trim Mult., Bank1 System too Lean P0440 EVAP Emission Contr...
• Re: looking for technical assistance in Wisconsin or Michigan/UP
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 9 Sep 2004 15:39:18 -0400
  ...therefore, debris caused by the injector/fuel system cleaner seems to be the proximate cause of that episode. best wishes, dan
• Re: 1990 Vanagon Fuel injection problem
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 09:21:55 EDT
  Don't forget to check your ground straps -- that caused lot of trouble for my FI system Bill Marshall
• cow mags, platinums, Dansk exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 09:40:41 CST6CDT
  ...BUT fuel line magnets DO have a legitimate use. they DO trap rust particles traveling thru the fuel lines that can clog injectors, make...
• Re: broke down in Portland, need help
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Sun, 9 Jun 2019 13:17:13 -0400
  ...If you feel vibration, then your problem may be a fuel filter. I just changed out my system, so I experienced the above, when...
• Re: duel fuel westy, LPG/propane or gasoline
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 07:23:35 -0500
  ...Its a duel fuel system so the original digifant is still in place > and functional. You just flip an electrical switch on the dash...
• Re: fuel system expansion tanks
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:38:58 -0400
  ...fuel system expansion tanks > At 02:43 PM 6/27/2008, Damon Lowe wrote... >>the nipple broke off of the valve that attaches to...
• Re: Worse than Vanagon Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Fri, 14 May 2021 10:23:04 -0700
  ...Fuel filter Fuel delivery rate test Potential blockages/restriction on inlet from fuel tank to pump. Correct functioning of the evap system (no blockages...
• Re: Fuel Injection Cleaner
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Fri, 10 Feb 1995 10:58:23 +0000
  ...depressurize the van fuel > system then unsrew that tiny bolt in the top of the T. attach the > free end of the fuel line...
• Re: eBay User Reference
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 18:33:39 -0800
  ...This is achieved bymore frequent gathering of engine operating parameters such as fuel quality..." AFAIK, there is nothing in the Vanagon Digifant system that...
• For Sale> Carb kit for replacing FI
  Historical mailing list - William F Northrop
  Tue, 9 May 1995 10:00:20 -0400 (EDT)
  Just recently I was having some problems with my 78' bus fuel injection system. Not able, or patient maybe, enough to solve the problem...
• Re: Failed Ca Smog due to Evaporative leak
  Historical mailing list - KKALnSF
  Mon, 2 Apr 2012 21:40:39 -0700
  ...There are two gravity vent > valves on top of the fuel tank but these rarely give trouble. Things to look > for are of course...
• fuel line components
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 3 May 2008 22:25:35 -0700
  ...have lot of metric american cross over crap for fabing up fuel systems...I have about 3 buckets of various fittings left over from...
• Re: Injector heater
  Historical mailing list - Dan Winget
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 09:50:40 -0400
  ...housing for the fuel system. > >According to him (as near as I can recall) this was a heater for the >fuel injectors, and there...