Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2000 22:04:40 -0800
Reply-To: se7en <manx1342@USWEST.NET>
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From: se7en <manx1342@USWEST.NET>
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Subject: Re: Tii Trading Co. 2.0 South African conversion kit
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David Marshall wrote:
>
> Wow... as I said, very strange - how do you adjust the CO content of the
> exhaust? You're getting something that will be illegal in Canada and more
> than likely most of the USA. In Canada (BC and NS, NB, PE at least), if
> you car has an O2 sensor and a catalitic converter you are not allowed to
> remove them, BIG fine if you do (Shhh - I don't have a cat!). I'm pretty
> sure the EPA has a rule like this for the United States as well. You
> should really try to keep the cat, but without an O2 sensor, it'll die a
> quick death. There must be a provision for an O2 sensor somewhere!
>
David,
Here in Portland, Oregon, the bi-annual emission tests done by the local
DEQ that we have to pass do not include equipment checks anymore. Our
vehicles are put on a 'rolling road' and tested under various loads at
the driving wheels while the emissions are checked. It's basically 'go'
or 'no-go'.
I don't know much yet about the Motronic ECU but I have just turned up
the Bosch fuel injection & engine management book. Since I don't know
the exact model of the kit ECU I can't sort it out completely yet. I do
believe there are other ways of controlling carbon monoxide than having
a lambda sensor. I also don't believe that the 'cat' will necessarily
live a shorter life without one. There are many carbureted vehicles out
there with 'cats' and no lambda sensor. Who knows, maybe (Darwinism) the
CO sensor is a dead end also, like, remember all those air pumps on the
cars in the Eighties? PCV valves have certainly stood the test of time.
Some basics of Motronic systems are the sensing of engine load (air
flow), RPM, crank timing (much more exact, independent of dwell),
battery voltage for coil charge time control (no more hot coils), a
built in ROM that 'learns' the ideal parameters needed for efficient
operation (right down to each individual cylinder) and more. There are
Motronic variants that sense different things, and until I get more
information on the model I'm getting, I will stop here. All I care about
is 'what' comes out of my tailpipe, now what gets it there.
Anyway, I feel this conversion is going to work for me or I wouldn't
have gone into debt to get it. Yes, I'm an optimist. Actually, I'm an
Irish optimist. I try to buy the pertinent books and learn all I can
from them. I'm also a bit anal-retentive (does that have a hyphen?) but
my sense of humor (perceived) is what also keeps me sane (again, self
perception). I also really appreciate the many things in the many areas
of Vanagon ownership that I have gleaned from this list server. So much
to learn, so little time. As for being legal or not, well, someone has
to be the 'Last Outlaw'. Sounds like you're in the running. I won't
tell. Sure hope no RCMP,s are list members.
Hopefully I'll have lots more info in about a month. I'm staying busy
installing an aux battery, a security system and some aux gauges while I
wait.
Arlen - master lurker.
> >
> >David Marshall wrote:
> >>
> >> No O2 sensor??? Really? That's really strange!
> >
> >That's what I understand. We'll see when it gets here. Apparently it is
> >a Motronic brain.
> >
> >Arlen
> >
> >
>
> -- David Marshall - - Quesnel, BC, Canada --
> -- 78 VW Rabbit, 80 VW Caddy, 84 VW Westie, 85 VW Cabriolet --
> -- 87 Audi 5000 Quattro, 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab --
> -- David's Volkswagen Home Page http://www.volkswagen.org --
> -- Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning http://www.fastforward.ca --
> -- david@volkswagen.org (pmail) or vanagon@volkswagen.org (list) --
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