This compressor is for 1986 and a half and earlier
vanagons.

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> There are 31 messages totalling 1121 lines in this
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> Topics in this special issue:
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>   1. alternative carburetion of FI 2.0 Liter vanagon
> engine??? (7)
>   2. AC Power? (2)
>   3. Vanagon Starter - windings available?
>   4. Dual Fuel (2)
>   5. The fuel of choice of the world?
>   6. sagging springs
>   7. sept 9-11th Montreal ralley of the
> International WESTFALIA Camping Car (2)
>   8. I did my shocks 2 years ago...
>   9. overheating issues
>  10. Carrying a large outboard in a Vanagon (plus
> some NVC outboard motor 2
>      stroke vs 4 questions) (5)
>  11. Advice on possible engine replacement (3)
>  12. Grills and Center Caps
>  13. rattle INSIDE engine
>  14. I'm Lazy.  (Fast idle when cold, sometimes)
>  15. Engine rebuilds   qualitygermanautoparts.com??
>  16. I'm Lazy. (Fast idle when cold, sometimes)
>
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> Date:    Wed, 7 Sep 2005 23:20:48 -0500
> From:    John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
> Subject: Re: alternative carburetion of FI 2.0 Liter
> vanagon engine???
>
> Dunno about 2.1 WBX's, but I have a buddy who had an
> old Omni with the
> Audi engine. He cobbled together some kind of carb.
> that was made up
> with parts from a Pasche airbrush. Claimed he got 78
> miles to the
> gallon. I questionsed him about that and he swore on
> his granmother it
> was true. He sold it to some olf guy and it was
> totaled in an accident
> about three days later
>
> My friend says it takes a carburetor rather than FI
> to do this.
>
> regards,
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>
> Wil Haslup wrote:
>
> > With all the recent expense for fuel I'm seeing
> loads of folks walking,
> > riding bikes, roller blades, scooters and my
> neighbor is talking about
> > buying a Vespa for short hops.  Trouble with all
> these is winter will
> > soon be here and as bad as the heat is in my air
> cooled Vanagon it's
> > better than walking in the sub zero.
> >
> > I've found a number of references to patents,
> devices, etc. that promise
> > increased fuel economy for gas engines but most
> are simple carburetion
> > devices.  My engine is fuel injected so I'm
> doubtful any improvement can
> > be gotten through these but am wondering about the
> kinds of changes
> > folks have made to their fuel intake systems over
> the years on similar
> > engines.
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Wil
> >
> >
> > -- http://www.charmfx.com/
> >
> > "If you write the word "monkey" a million times,
> do you start to think
> > you're Shakespeare?"
> > -- Steven Wright
> >
> >
>
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>
> Date:    Wed, 7 Sep 2005 21:30:25 -0700
> From:    Kim Springer <kimspringer@RCN.COM>
> Subject: AC Power?
>
> I'm getting ready to put together the wiring for the
> custom AC in my =
> Doka.
>
> The Evap unit I am going to use has a 30A fuse in
> the +12V wire, built =
> into the unit.
>
> Not knowing the fuse block in the Vanagons very
> well, I'd like to know =
> where I can tie in for the +12.  I pulled off the
> fuse cover, '89, and =
> it has nothing listed for AC on the inside of that
> cover.
>
> I'm tempted to just run a separate, (also 30A fused
> wire), from the =
> battery to under the dash for future needs as well.
>
> Any feedback?
>
> Kim Springer
> '89 2WD Tristar White
>
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>
> Date:    Wed, 7 Sep 2005 22:50:46 -0600
> From:    "Gary Lee, Vanagon Racks"
> <gary2a@TELUS.NET>
> Subject: Re: alternative carburetion of FI 2.0 Liter
> vanagon engine???
>
> How about an alternative FUEL for your vehicle.
> Most people think diesel
> and WVO, but in Canada and parts of Europe propane
> can make sense.
>
> I converted a Vanagon to propane a number of years
> ago.  Depending on the
> where you live and the price of LPG, it can be more
> economical than gasoline
> and cheaper than a diesel conversion.  Propane
> Vanagons are somewhat common
> in the UK, where gas is very expensive. Belgium and
> the Netherlands also are
> favorable to LPG.
> Just today I finished converting my old Volvo 850
> turbo 5 speed wagon to
> dual fuel.  At the moment gasoline is $1.10 a liter
> and propane is $0.50 a
> liter so the spread is unusually wide.  Most propane
> is a byproduct of
> natural gas production, the rest comes from oil
> refineries.  Natural Gas is
> traded independently from oil, but it is also high
> at the moment. Apparently
> Canada only uses about 1/4 of the propane it
> produces, the rest is shipped
> south to America.  We have a huge surplus which
> could be used for motor
> fuel.
> Another point, propane burns cleaner than gasoline
> or diesel and is
> considered a "clean fuel" by some states.  Lower CO,
> NO, CO2 and
> particulates than gas or diesel.
>
>
http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/propane/propane.htm
>
> Gary Lee
>
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> Date:    Thu, 8 Sep 2005 00:51:34 -0400
> From:    Dennis <guskersthecat@YAHOO.COM>
> Subject: Re: Vanagon Starter - windings available?
>
> Thanks for all your responses on this.  It would
> appear that as I
> suspected, rebuilt is a pretty vague term these
> days.  Funny the guy that
> originally rebuilt/broke my starter was a version of
> Seinfeld's soup Nazi.
> You pretty much walked in, handed over the starter,
> took two steps to the
> right and bowed out.  I made the mistake of
> mentioning this forum and
> nearly got kicked out as he apparently had a large
> issue with web knowledge
> (or in his case, perceived lack of it) He came
> recommended from the import
> specialist shop that does the work I'm too lazy to
> perform.  Hindsight
> being what it is, I would have just replaced it with
> an IMI unit from the
> onset.  I'll be pulling the unit out for the fourth
> time shortly to see
> what the local Bosch shop can do with it.  My
> thinking is that any way you
> slice it, I'm out another few hundred either way.
>
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