The cruise control issue wouldn't bother me near as bad as the fact that a
transistor had to be ordered from SA!  I thought this engine was used in
VW's over here too?

Dimwitted Moose and Flying Squirrel
-----Original Message-----
From: BRENT CHRISTENSEN <bchristensen@INFOGENESIS.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Monday, June 05, 2000 9:33 AM
Subject: Re: I've seen the Tii conversion completed

>Thanks for the great information.  I know there are a lot of people
watching
>this topic very closely.
>
>The comment about the cruise control puzzles me - does this mean that there
>is no cruise control option in South Africa, or is it just not included in
>the kit?
>
>Brent Christensen
>'89 GL Syncro Westy
>Santa Barbara, CA
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf Of A
>& C Grobey
>Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2000 9:23 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: I've seen the Tii conversion completed
>
>
>If anyone is curious, I got a look at a completed Tii conversion on
>Thursday.  My sister bought the kit and had it installed by her mechanic.
I
>stopped by to visit the mechanic and took it for a test drive.  My thoughts
>and the mechanics comments are as follows:
>
>Positive things:
>This is a very clean conversion.  It looks like it belongs there.  The
>dipstick and coolant are still accessible through the license.  The engine
>fits with lots of room to spare and no need to raise the deck lid.
>The engine idles very well.  There is less vibration than a WBX on idle.
>The oil filter is very accessible and easy to reach.
>You use the stock muffler/Cat and the stock fuel injection.
>
>Not so Positive things:
>The air Intake to the Fuel injector just after the air filter has two plugs
>in it.  It seems like these would blow out pretty easily on a backfire or
>even just vibration.  The air filter is also hard to reach.
>There is no cruise control option enabled.  I think they'll have to rig
>something.
>The camshaft pulley seemed off center and kind of warbled a bit.
>No Oxy sensor.  Could be a problem for DEQ.
>
>The mechanic liked the kit and the way it ran.  Both of us drove it up a
>very steep hill near his shop and were impressed with the power band.  We
>were able to accelerate from 55 up to 65 on the hill.  In my van, you can
>only accelerate to about 58.  The mechanic did not have the best opinion of
>Peter (the guy who sells the kit).  His first complaint was that they had a
>bad transistor coming off the coil.  The replacement was hard and very slow
>to get.  Once they got it, it wasn't a Telefunkt or Bosch but some cheap
>Taiwanese transistor.  He also told me that the instructions had bad info
on
>the scan tool.  Other than those few problems, the install was pretty
>smooth.  He just didn't like the way Peter didn't seem so eager to help.
>They were led to believe this kit had been installed many times before, but
>the reality is this was his first US shipment.  They were in it for 30
hours
>and they figure the next time will take about 20.
>
>I am very interested in the kit for my Carat.  However, I would definitely
>miss the low-end torque.  My Waterboxer is running too well right now
(knock
>on wood) to think about it just yet!
>
>
>