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  • Re: vanagon turbo-diesel
    Historical mailing list - Martin Jaegersand
    Thu, 16 May 1996 23:26:04 +0200
    ...Also the 1.9 blocks is a little higher (just 17mm I think), which means valve cover and injection pump will stick up slightly...
  • CARB VS FUEL INJECTION
    Historical mailing list - Russell O. Gunter
    Thu, 18 Feb 1999 20:53:08 EST
    ...To answer your question in a simple term - keep your fuel injection and pass on the carburetor idea. There are a couple of guyes...
  • Re: Great fuel injection diagnosis document I found on the net (Digitool related)
    Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
    Thu, 27 May 2004 03:12:53 -0700
    ...Great fuel injection diagnosis document > I found on the net > (Digitool related) > > > That's because it's a European model... > My DJ even doesn...
  • Re: New Starter - Works, but no start
    Historical mailing list - JRodgers
    Tue, 22 Oct 2013 08:43:43 -0500
    ...The fuel injection gets power from the > starter motor post, from a red wire that goes on the post along with the > big wire...
  • Re: Diesel injection pump leaking
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:33:03 -0500
    ...at top quality parts at discount prices.VW diesel Bosch ve > injection pump rebuild kit dgk 126 > > On Aug 22, 2011 5:37 PM...
  • Re: water injection
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Fri, 19 Jul 2002 19:25:17 EDT
    ...Mike Miller was the pioneer of with water injection when he let water leak via his headgaskets into the combustion chamber. Al Knoll, well...
  • Re: snow!!
    Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
    Fri, 24 Dec 2004 13:28:06 -0500
    FUel injection is a big reason they are more reliable, but more so because of the electronic, throughout the vehilce. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4...
  • bosch info: vanagons 1983-85 water-cooled
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Sun, 14 Aug 94 20:06:32 CDT
    Bosch Gasoline and Diesel Injection Products Catalog 221132 1992 Gasoline Fuel Injection - Volkswagen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Year 1985 1985 Model Vanagon Vanagon Engine 1913cc (DH) 1913cc (DH...
  • more bosch info: 1983-1985 water-cooled buses
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Fri, 12 Aug 94 16:41:47 CDT
    Bosch Gasoline and Diesel Injection Products Catalog 221132 1992 Gasoline Fuel Injection - Volkswagen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Year 1985 1985 Model Vanagon Vanagon Engine 1913cc (DH) 1913cc (DH...
  • Re: Breakthrough for TDI conversions!
    Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
    Sat, 15 Sep 2001 21:11:18 -0700
    ...Rennie VolksDragon@earthlink.net Peyton Cramer VW Los Angeles "Karl M." wrote: > > TDI does not equal computer controlled, only Turbo Direct Injection. There > are...
  • Re: Leaking Bosch VE4 diesel injection pump
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Wed, 14 Aug 2024 13:57:31 -0400
    ...Eric Caron > On Aug 9, 2024, at 2:03 AM, J.C. <dougm+sfbayrangers@KZSU.STANFORD.EDU> wrote: > > Hi all, the injection pump on...
  • Re: Injector line
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Tue, 16 Oct 2001 22:45:20 -0500
    ...HOTMAIL.COM> writes: > Hey folks, > Today I picked up some fuel injection line for my van at the > flaps. > The fuel line has a...
  • Re: Experiment
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 28 Jul 2004 08:17:56 -0500
    Oldsmobile had an injection system back in 1962 on the F85 Olds. It used a mixture of Alcohol and water ................. made the little 215...
  • Plastic moulds and 83/84 curtain rod cover
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
    Sun, 11 Dec 2005 22:01:04 EST
    All this talk of injection molding reminded me....Was someone working on 'manufacturing" the passenger side plastic rear curtain rod cover for the 83...
  • Re: GDI
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Wed, 17 Jun 1998 22:54:13 -0700
    Don Gibbons wrote: > > Just when you thought it was safe.....GDI. (maybe TGI) > > Gasoline Direct Injection. > > Some of the story: > > Under development for 30...
  • Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: No luck getting injection pump drive shaft seal out
    Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
    Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:51:22 -0700
    ...Removing the injection pump input shaft seal with the washer method worked well. Basically got a big 5/16" washer, 8 small screws (#4...
  • for all the New People: bosch fuel injection info
    Historical mailing list - J. Walker
    Thu, 15 Sep 94 11:41:00 CDT
    sometime back in this summer, i put out a bunch of data from a bosch fuel injection catalog (gasoline AND diesel). most everybody has...
  • Re: Propane injection on diesel?
    Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
    Thu, 2 Sep 2004 05:53:49 -0700
    ...Its usually called fumigation, not injection. A internet search for diesel or propane fumigation will get you the most information on the subject. Here...
  • Re: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:36:01 -0700
    ...s not a separate nozzle, it's in the injection pump, it changes the > injection timing. It's described here: > http://www.myturbodiesel.com...
  • Re: Carburetors on a WBX
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:21:55 -0700
    ...And not that easy for many > people > or shops to really get dialed in again ......... > but electronic fuel injection is vasty supieror in all...
  • Re: Strange no start problem - still having issues
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:36:53 -0700
    ...I am 99% sure on the fuel injection relay as well, but will > confirm that. Everything on the relays work properly with the exception...
  • Re: vanagon Digest - 10 Mar 2004 to 11 Mar 2004 - Special issue (#2004-209)
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
    Thu, 11 Mar 2004 16:40:28 -0500
    ...Block,Crank,Rods,Pistons $175.00 (long block) Vanagon injection Pump $150.00 Injection Pump Bracket $15.00 Vanagon Oil Pan $100.00 Injectors...
  • Re: '82 Westy Diesel Intro + Injector / Timing Belt / GeneralQuestions
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
    Mon, 27 Aug 2001 12:40:49 -0700
    ...Big leaks are frequently > caused by a bad seal on the injection pump cold start lever. Good point - forgot to mention the return lines...
  • Vanagon Diesel engine
    Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
    Tue, 2 Feb 1999 21:07:18 -0500
    I have a diesel Vanagon engine(long block with the injection pump) It turns and has compression, I'll consider ANY offer.This thing...
  • Propane injection on diesel?
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Fri, 3 Sep 2004 00:42:13 +1200
    Does anyone have any details as to what needs to be done to set-up a diesel for propane? If I fit a 2...
  • Re: Waterfront campsites for kayak on Vancouver island and Bella Coola, British Columbia?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 3 Jul 2011 12:33:28 -0700
    hi..sounds like an awesome trip ! and ...re "the drop of diesel that then leaks out on the injection pump pulley and timing belt...
  • Re: 1 - power; 2 - cooling; 3 - weekender
    Historical mailing list - Tony Polson
    Thu, 18 Sep 2003 09:53:56 +0100
    ...There is a *huge* difference in acceleration and torque for hill climbing, with about a 10% fuel consumption penalty for the 2.1 injection...
  • Re: NEEDED: Reccomendations on FI Manual
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 24 Sep 1996 17:47:08
    >hey now, > >if anyone can give me some reccommendations for a manual dealing with Fuel >Injection..specifically for FI in a VW '77 Westy...
  • Re: vw vanagonoil spray
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Thu, 24 Jul 2003 12:21:39 -0400
    On Thu, 24 Jul 2003, Doktor Tim wrote: > For sure, you will need the 1.9 injection pump or you will be > running at...
  • Re: Timing belt replacement and valve timing in VW gas and Diesel engines
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:42:14 -0500
    ...Don't try > to use the cam lock to hold the cam from turning while you tighten that bolt > ( ! ). > > then set the Injection Timing...
  • Re: Better MPG or snake oil - baking soda voodoo
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:13:06 -0400
    ...Maybe we need >> direct H+O injection? >> >> Aw.. somebody do it just for fun of it and I promise I'll build those >> belly...
  • Re: 82westie 1.6 diesel upgrade
    Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
    Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:54:15 -0600
    ...And t.d.i is turbo direct cylinder injection which is the most power and torque . Im more familiar with gassers but have been...
  • Re: Vanagons in Africa
    Historical mailing list - Modl6971
    Mon, 20 Apr 1998 02:35:28 EDT
    ...What kind of fuel injection are they using on the 5-cyl motor? Is there enough room to work on the motor? What's...
  • Re: Rules to live by.
    Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
    Sun, 2 Jan 2000 21:24:26 -0500
    ...Gott sei dank fur meinen Diesel! HK At 10:05 AM 1/2/00 -0800, Doktor Tim wrote: >From Diesel Injection Service, >www.dieselpage...
  • Need distributor for 2 liter ac motor vacuum advance
    Historical mailing list - puzerewski
    Mon, 18 Jun 2001 21:17:47 -0400
    Volks, I need the stock dizzy for an acvw with fuel injection...any one have one on the shelf, reasonable? I will paypal. Adam...
  • Re: Fuel Injection Question
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 22 Jun 2002 14:02:28 -0500
    Dennis Haynes wrote: > I would replace that injector. The flow rates are different. That > cylinder is probably running lean. > > Dennis > Lean running cylinder equals...
  • part needed
    Historical mailing list - Mary Creasy
    Sat, 6 Mar 2004 17:24:30 -0500
    I need a fuel injection wiring harness for an 85 1.9l WBX. This is the later version with one throttle switch. I would...
  • Re: Water Injection
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Sun, 25 May 2008 04:04:13 -0500
    ...I thought commercial jets used water injection for take off and then spewed the excess into the atmosphere once they were at altitude. I...
  • Q: Any differences in syncro year models?
    Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
    Fri, 11 Feb 2000 15:00:13 -0500
    1987 Drivetrain 2.1 liter water-cooled horizontally opposed engine Digifant fuel injection 95HP @ 4800RPM, 117FtLbs @ 3200RPM 5 speed (4 + low) manual transmission Full...
  • Re: Does running out of gas damage fuel injection?
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Tue, 12 Sep 2000 07:55:46 -0700
    ...Does running out of gas damage fuel injection? > > > >And after it's captured a gallon of sediment... then what? > >Any sediment after that begins...
  • Re: O2 Sensor Voltage
    Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
    Sat, 3 Feb 2001 16:44:42 -0700
    When looking at the activity of the "crossover" I believe that the basic fuel injection is out of adjustment and will cause an overactive...
  • Re: Fuel Injection Hose-----what size ID.....7mm?
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Tue, 26 Feb 2002 22:21:30 -0500
    ...I have recently learned that there is a > difference between standard fuel line and that for fuel injection. The > latter is high pressure (electronic...
  • 3.3 verses 4.3 ???
    Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
    Sat, 24 Jul 2004 15:01:52 EDT
    ...228 @ 4400 rpm Sequential Multiport fuel injection with dual spray injectors Platinum-tipped spark plugs Computerized management system with "Limp Home feature," incl. over...
  • Re: Digifant Fuel Injection
    Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
    Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:53:07 -0700
    ...Digifant Fuel Injection Yup, ya gotta have the green Bentley bible for sure, but ya gotta have that blue Digifant FI concordance to go...
  • Nitrous Oxide Injection in an '85GL
    Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
    Wed, 10 Feb 1999 23:54:48 -0500
    ...This NO2 injection business might just be an attractive alternative to all this talk of engine swapping! BOB - WA4RRN '85GL - "Bourgeois" http://www.8LCadillac...
  • O2 sensors effect on power
    Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
    Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:22:11 -0800
    ...The pre cat Bosch fuel injection system is quite capable of giving accurate fuel mixture in operational service. The O2 sensor's main function...
  • O2 sensors effect on power
    Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
    Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:22:11 -0800
    ...The pre cat Bosch fuel injection system is quite capable of giving accurate fuel mixture in operational service. The O2 sensor's main function...
  • Re: NEEDED: REccomendations on FI Manual
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 21 Sep 1996 07:09:11 -0500 (EST)
    Bentley publishes the "Bosch Fuel Injection Handbook and Engine Management" by Charles Probst...Excellent book. covers all bosch FI systems. Has a section on...
  • Re: was Possible Virus.now rant.. (NVC)
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Wed, 19 Dec 2001 02:17:47 EST
    ...You can keep it out of your Westy by liberal doses of bleach and penicillin injections. BenT
  • Re: Starting problem
    Historical mailing list - Darren
    Fri, 29 Nov 2002 21:56:48 -0600
    ...housing only one of these is used by the Digifant fuel injection system for cold start. Did you replace the blue or black switch...
  • Re: Engine modifications needed to run E85
    Historical mailing list - Richard Williams
    Tue, 9 May 2006 19:15:48 -0700
    ...Talks about carb mods and also has a good discussion on fuel injection. Richard 87 GL
  • Diaganosing Fuel Injection Systems
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 24 Feb 97 09:41:08 -0800
    ...how to check this since I am a newbie with fuel injection (I know the basic priciples but have never worked dirctly on such...
  • Re: Cat question again
    Historical mailing list - margie reyes
    Wed, 19 Apr 2000 09:05:24 +0100
    ...No fuel injection, no oxygen sensor...so does a cat even matter? We went camping last weekend, went up big hills, slow but not...
  • Re: water injection
    Historical mailing list - Alexis Montanez
    Wed, 19 Jul 1995 11:38:08 -0500 (CDT)
    ...Hi gang! I have not been reading in details what the subject is all about, but a mixture of water/alcohol injection is use...
  • Re: fuel injection recall
    Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
    Thu, 26 Mar 1998 19:45:50 -0800
    ...There is currently a voluntary recall from VW of A for the fuel injection for 1990 vanagons (and possibly other years). All you have...
  • Re: Plastic fuel line
    Historical mailing list - Mike B
    Sat, 1 Mar 2014 13:31:04 -0500
    ...Why so you need to replace it? And what did you use to replace it last? > > I know of individuals using fuel injection line...
  • O2 sensor problems
    Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
    Mon, 17 Mar 2003 09:00:05 -0800
    ...I say this because the basic Bosch Fuel injection will allow the engine to run perfectly without the O2 connected. If the engine doesn...
  • Re: HELP-- 45 MPH @ WOT ???
    Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
    Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:05:58 -0600
    ...Fuel injection.. you have not mentioned oxygen sensor .. or Temp Sensor II. my own 87 Wolfsburg went through a series of heebie-geebies recently...
  • Re: 82westie 1.6 diesel upgrade
    Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
    Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:23:07 -0600
    ...And t.d.i is turbo direct cylinder injection which is the most power and torque . Im more familiar with gassers but have been...
  • Re: Nitrous on diesel?
    Historical mailing list - tmiller
    Tue, 31 Aug 2004 21:30:45 -0400
    Yes, with propane injection, and very careful mixture tuning. Otherwise, NASA will be calling you to stop launching diesel pistons into orbit! TEMiller Andrew...