Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 17:28:10 -0500
Reply-To: Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
Subject: Re: I've seen the Tii conversion completed
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FWIW: A cross-reference book would have solved this problem.
SA transistors use the same technology as do ones from US, Japan - or even
Germany.
Marshall Ruskin
84 Westy
>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!
>>
>>
>>
>
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