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Subject:Re: Carb Conversion Question
From:Aristotle Sagan
Date:Thu, 29 Mar 2007 11:44:09 -0700

I guess I am cornfused. You have a Bentley don't you? Anyone who can read
can rebuild the entire FI system with a Bentley.

Stan Wilder might still have some complete rebuild setups leftover he was
selling a couple of years ago. $200.00 bucks complete.

wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET was the last address I had for him, it might still
be good. He was in texas.

Barring that, come to San Jose with a trailer, bring 200 bucks and drag miy
81 Westy home with you. Now you have two projects. Use the best of both and
drive a winner. (has rare valuable mini ice cube trays).

tim in san jose

On 3/28/07, David Johnson <davidj@elpasotel.net> wrote:
>
> Ok, so it is close to make or break time on my '80 Westy.  The
> vehicle suffered a major engine fire back in late October or early
> November (don't exactly recall now).  The fire completely destroyed
> the top half of the engine, except for metal.  All hoses, wires, and
> sensors were fried.  The distributor and coil were cooked.  I have
> finally gotten enough into it enough to assess things, and
> realistically I think the only option is to replace the fuel
> injection system with a carburetor.  Granted, the actual fuel
> injection computer was far enough away it seemed to be untouched, and
> I think the air-flow computer may be ok, but honestly I lack the
> skills and knowledge to try and figure out where everything goes for
> fuel injection, even with the new hoses, wires, etc.
>
> So - if I carb this thing, (which i do understand) the carb kit
> doesn't include a hookup for the EGR system.  Other than for
> emissions, how does that affect engine performance.  Given that one
> of the functions of the EGR is to aid in gas mileage and help with
> engine detonation, am I going to introduce large scale engine
> problems later if I leave it out?
>
> Failing this, what is a parts Westy worth these days?  Block and
> tranny are ok, body is not perfect, but all camping gear is intact
> (except for propane valve, which is missing the handle).
>
> Thanks,
>
> David.
>

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