Hi John,

Importing german parts and keeping older carbs alive is going to be
difficult in the long run. As an owner of a daily-driver 73 westy I
know of this first-hand.  I converted it from dual-carbs to L-
jetronic FI two years ago.

And as you said, carbs won't even be an option for those who have to
deal with emissions testing. Here in Ontario Canada we have bi-annual
testing on anything built in 1987 or later.

A better answer to proprietary FI issues is MegaSquirt, it's a DIY
open-source FI system. www.megasquirt.com

I just bought a 1985 VW Cabriolet for my wife, and am getting a quick
introduction to the computer-free CIS injection system. That's
another possibility that shouldn't be ruled out, since it was used on
plenty of 1.6 to 2L VW engines in the Vanagon era.

Happy Trails,

Greg Potts
1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato
www.pottsfamily.ca

On 14-Jan-07, at 7:49 PM, jon wrote:

> Cool. Since I am the FI guy, I shouldn't say this: but looks like a
> good
> fix for FI problems!
>
> Jon
>
> On Sun, 14 Jan 2007, Malcolm Stebbins wrote:
>
>> Same as other Syncro Westies aabout 18 MPG,   more if I go slower,
>> less if I go faster.
>>
>> See: http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?
>> A2=ind9803&L=vanagon&P=R57085     m
>>
>> --- jon <jon@kenneke.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Malcolm, What kind of fuel economy do you get with that setup? Jon