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• Need Carb/Electric Choke/Vacuum Hose Help
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Sep 95 10:30:03 EDT
  hey now, i need some help here....i think my gas milage problem is a result of either the carb or electric choke not...
• Re: Need Carb/Electric Choke/Vacuum Hose Help
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Sep 1995 07:57:41 -0700 (PDT)
  ...On the electric choke element on the side of the carb is a small dot. On the carb there are 2 marks like this...
• solex 28 pic & 28 pict
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 4 Jul 1995 18:10:11 -0700 (PDT)
  ...straight), the one with the manual choke, and a 28 pict the one with the electric choke. Are these of any use to old...
• Combi Relay
  Historical mailing list - David Chasteen
  Sun, 22 Mar 1998 21:09:55 -0600
  ...When engine warms up, begins to miss, run rich, and finally chokes out. When ambient temperature is over 70F, engine starts badly, misses, smokes...
• ammeter question
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:56:24 -0600
  ...the ammeter it would perhaps act much like a choke in a normal electrical circuit. Any field offers resistance to current flow; but perhaps...
• Re: Subject: Re: 1966 Split Bus - What Carb ?
  Historical mailing list - Douglas
  Mon, 01 Jul 1996 22:10:52 -0700
  ...It had an automatic choke though!" > > Well my first VW, a 1966 Panel in Germany in 1973, had a factory stock 12V > electrical system...
• Re: gas mileage tanks....
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 01:35:42 PDT
  ...I think German cars suffer >from fuel economy gremlins like British cars suffer from electrical >problems. Don't worry. It will go away. I...
• Re: Vanagon idle hunting --FIX
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 19 Apr 94 8:29:11 PDT
  ...like an old electric choke. the bentley test (as i remember) is > 'if it hummms/vibrates, it's working'. ? That's an interesting test...
• Re: Engine temperature non-problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Thu, 21 Mar 1996 09:37:06 MST
  > Gas mileage continued to suck, though, even after I finally installed > an electric choke and adjusted the idle jets to run a lot leaner...
• Re: Vanagon idle hunting --FIX
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 19 Apr 94 10:33:14 CDT
  ...like an old electric choke. the bentley test (as i remember) is >> 'if it hummms/vibrates, it's working'. ? >That's an interesting test...
• Subject: Re: 1966 Split Bus - What Carb ?
  Historical mailing list - McGinnis Terry
  1 Jul 1996 13:24:29 -0800
  ...It had an automatic choke though!" Well my first VW, a 1966 Panel in Germany in 1973, had a factory stock 12V electrical system...
• Re: gas mileage tanks....
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Sat, 26 Aug 2000 19:12:33 -0500
  ...I think German cars suffer from fuel economy gremlins like British cars suffer from electrical problems. Don't worry. It will go away. I...
• Solex Carbs H-32/34PDSI-3 Electric Choke
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 21:01:45 -0500
  Please don't be offended that I'm sending a bulk reply. I scavenged parts from a 34 PICT-3 Kit, Cut four of...
• Re: '72-'74 carb? anyone with one of these please go look.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 May 1996 17:43:34 -0700
  ...Mine is hooked in parallel with the two solenoids and the choke cover. I have no idea what it does. I doubt it does...
• Re: ammeter question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:35:52 -0700
  ...the ammeter it would > perhaps act much like a choke in a normal electrical circuit. > Any field offers resistance to current flow; but perhaps...
• '73 Westy twin Solex rebuild
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Feb 1996 08:51:36 -0700
  ...One of my electric choke elements, the one on the right hand carb, was in sad shape, falling apart. I found a good working...
• Weber carb (was Re: Tuning Problems)
  Historical mailing list - Brian Wilson
  Thu, 07 Apr 1994 11:27:10 -0700
  ...That should work fine. > The carb has no choke. It was torn out to make a race vehicle. Do I > need it? Can I...
• Re: Replacing coolant pipes - Drop gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Bagley
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 15:54:20 -0800
  ...Try an electrical supply house and be prepared to choke at the prices! Allan 86 westy > I might consider using something a little more...
• Re: Substitute for aircooled thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Tue, 22 Feb 2011 06:30:09 -0800
  ...It might not be quite as responsive as the proposed electrical device. > > How about an old-fashioned "choke cable" from under > the driver seat...
• Re: ammeter question
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:36:26 -0700
  ...the ammeter it would > perhaps act much like a choke in a normal electrical circuit. > Any field offers resistance to current flow; but perhaps...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list
  30 Mar 96 14:34:00 -0600
  ...It has an electric choke. On one side it has numbers stamped into the barrels, on the front(fif) is the number 27, and...
• Re: ATTN: 80-83 Owners
  Historical mailing list - Paul Wies
  Sun, 27 Apr 2003 11:07:37 EDT
  ...I too though it was a Weber conversion but it has a Motorcraft electric choke installed. The power, even with the 009 and points...
• Re: fresh water pump subsitute
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:57:19 -0400
  ...Even though the rated output is huge, the skinny line chokes it down to what the regular pump delivers, and current draw is about...
• Re: What are symptoms of a bad auxillary air regulator
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 24 Aug 2006 13:59:32 -0700
  ...Similar to an electric choke operation except a choke opens up and the aux air reg closes. Now finding a new one's a...
• Stolen dipsticks
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 19:51:10 +0200
  ...or stick down from above ? I would think a hood or choke wire from the yard together with the kind of doorlock with a...
• friday poem /f
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 29 Mar 1996 06:59:26 -0800 (PST)
  ...you poison the lungs of the innocent, your din dithers the peaceful, and on choked roads hundreds must daily die by chance-medley. Nimble...
• Re: Rich Running Chilly 1.9l WBX
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 18:22:32 -0700
  ...like he says to disable the automatic choke. I think that's silly. The electric automatic choke on VW Bugs and similar engines is...
• 73 (pancake motor) twin carbs and smog parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Robb Lightfoot
  Wed, 12 Jun 1996 20:39:55 -0700
  ...These carbs are stock, but they have been "messed with" in that they have had the electric chokes removed and a manual (makeshift) linkage...
• Re: ammeter question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 23:24:20 -0700
  ...the ammeter it would > perhaps act much like a choke in a normal electrical circuit. > Any field offers resistance to current flow; but perhaps...
• Re: HELP: '67 Deluxe Saga - Vaporlocking?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Moseley
  Fri, 14 Apr 1995 17:49:14 -0700
  ...Is there an electric choke on the carb? Is it open completely when warm? >Friends suggestion: The fuel pump is getting very hot, and...
• Re: multiple questions
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 29 Nov 94 10:06:57 CST
  ...Do any of you have >an electric one? Any special info or tricks on the placement? i put an electric antenna in my 88...
• Re: some Weber / carb questions
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 1 Feb 1996 11:08:09 -0800 (PST)
  ...On my Capri it actually mounts at about a 15 degree angle. > Where is the choke and how do I check it? The choke...
• Re: 2.1 wbxer stubblin' idle
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 16:19:17 -0700
  ...if that basic check isn't done, it's like working on an electrical issue for hours, but never checking the fuses. Would offer...
• RE: Amp output for 1600 generator?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 12:46:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...But if you have it running along with the headlights, windshield wipers, electric choke, interior dome lights for hardy partiers, Portable TV, and that...
• WTB: Complete Fuel injection system for 1982 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 10:43:27 -0400
  ...The lack of choke on the webers makes cold starts awkward starting in November and they get to be a serious PITA from December...
• Re: ammeter question
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Tue, 20 Mar 2007 06:37:16 -0600
  ...the ammeter it would >>perhaps act much like a choke in a normal electrical circuit. >> Any field offers resistance to current flow; but perhaps...
• Re: Closed-Loop: what's the ECU waiting for?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 09:03:34 -0500
  ...It has enough adjustment to so rich the engine can choke and puke and blow black smoke. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• 82 fi electrical question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Feb 1996 13:59:08 -0700
  ...I remember disconnecting the electrical connections to the aux. air valve and thermo time switch (the thing that lives under the air distrib.) The...
• bad acceleration / fuel injection??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Longing
  Thu, 25 Jul 2002 09:41:02 -0400
  ...is in good shape, wide open but something is choked. 4) does not seem electrical because it seems to be struggling, not completely off...
• Re: vanagon blues
  Historical mailing list - Jose Rosado
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 20:25:15 -0800
  ...1) Bad gas 2) Bad fuel pump 3) Choke need to be readjusted. Good luck. ---------- > From: Kirk Bennett (by way of Ron Lussier <coyote...
• Re: WTB: Complete Fuel injection system for 1982 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 11:14:41 -0400
  ...The > lack of choke on the webers makes cold starts awkward starting in > November and they get to be a serious PITA from December...
• Re: Dual Webbers on a 2.1 water cooler
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 21 Aug 2003 21:54:04 -0400
  ...On the other hand, it was simple, it had an electric choke (so cold starts were good), and it did work. I don't...
• RE: Need Carb/Electric Choke/Vacuum Hose Help
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 19 Sep 1995 09:05:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >i also seem to have a leak in a vacuum hose. when i start the van up >sometimes there seems to be a 'sucking...
• Re: Vanagon idle hunting --FIX
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 19 Apr 94 10:01:39 CDT
  ...like an old electric choke. the bentley test (as i remember) is 'if it hummms/vibrates, it's working'. ? joel
• Re: Torque spec that requires calibrated fingers
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 27 May 2011 09:45:44 -0700
  ...bellowing electrical engineer wiz and TR3 restoring nut) drilled that into my head at around 14 YO. 'Using a 3/8" drive? Choke up...
• Re: Stalling at Idle when cold
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 17 Sep 1997 10:27:29 EDT
  ...It is electrically operated... a 12V lead attaches to the top. > Bedminster, NJ, USA > This is incorrect. The auxiliary air regulator does NOT allow...
• Re: I just love surprises
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 22:16:53 -0500
  I never found the kits for Solex H-32/34 PDSI-3 Electric Choke Carburetors. I bought gasket material, 1/64", 1/8" fuel...
• Re: Engine Fire and ITC
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 30 Apr 2006 11:10:34 -0700
  ...Dry monokote is chokey, dusty, dirty stuff. The only thing more irritating to work around than dry Monokote is WET Monokote, which is slimy...
• Followup: engine cooling non-problem
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 21 Mar 1996 10:33:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...duty relays, to provide switched power to the cooling fan and electric choke, and the V6anagon is back to its old robust self again...
• Re: fresh water pump subsitute
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:47:29 -0700
  ...Even though the rated output is huge, > the skinny line chokes it down to what the regular pump delivers, and > current draw is about...
• Re: Weber Progressive and Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:20:17 -0500
  ...To use this mess in winter you'll need an electric heater under the manifold and an air filter set up that can take...
• Re: hydrogen
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 6 May 2001 15:15:34 -0500
  ...The idea of having to pay for electricity definitely did naot turn his crank, so he set out to get around them. And he...
• Re: Cold idle mystery
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 08:42:45 +0200
  ...And airfilter, if it�s full of dust it might be like an additional choke which might fool the CPU It�s wise to...
• Re: Manifold measuring - is this right?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:28:25 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR On 10/24/2007 4:34 PM Mark Drillock...
• Re: ATTN: 80-83 Owners
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 09:43:20 -0400
  ...though it was a Weber conversion but it has a Motorcraft electric choke > installed. > > The power, even with the 009 and points, is outstanding...
• Re: Rear Heater Valve
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 11:10:21 -0600
  ...Now if I could've only found a used Pre-61 beetle choke cable assembly, that wouldn't've been so bad. Dimwitted moose...
• trip to the library(long)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 20 Aug 1997 23:12:24 -0400 (EDT)
  ...as soon as i got into the parking lot, the van choked/sputtered to life. i got my sister from inside, and tried to...
• trip to the library(long)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 20 Aug 1997 23:12:24 -0400
  ...as soon as i got into the parking lot, the van choked/sputtered to life. i got my sister from inside, and tried to...
• Re: 1.9l-strange throttle response
  Historical mailing list - Scott Wilson
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 06:11:11 -0800
  ...choke on the carburetor > buses). > > - the aux air regulator. silverly trumpet > (?)-looking thingie, > with a hose going into each end, and an electrical > connector...
• Re: Complete Fuel injection system for 1982 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 10:01:28 -0500
  ...The lack of choke on the webers makes cold starts awkward starting in November and they get to be a serious PITA from December...