Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 15:03:14 -0600
Reply-To: "Frederick M. Wasserstein" <vwvan@CORNHUSKER.NET>
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From: "Frederick M. Wasserstein" <vwvan@CORNHUSKER.NET>
Subject: Re: [subaruvanagon] RAB Progress Report
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Where are you located, we plan a trip to the Grand Canyon this fall with my
diesel westy, I am quite concerned about taking it over the mountain passes.
What route do you think might work? Has any of the list members with 1.6
diesels ever try to go over high mountain passes? I am glad your conversion
is running well, I got my first chance to see a converted van this weekend
and the difference in noise(Lack there of) and power( more than I thought
possible for a Vanagon) was quite amazing. If I could find a fixer up
Vanagon somewhere here in Nebraska I would really consider the 2.2 Subaru
engine!
Fred
1982 Vanagon Westy Diesel "Sammy"
1984 GMC Suburban Diesel 4 X 4 " The Beast"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brown, Rich" >
To: <subaruvanagon@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 2:04 PM
Subject: [subaruvanagon] RAB Progress Report
> Following a week of business travel and other interruptions I have devoted
a
> bit of time to trying to sort out my hard starting problem. After
replacing
> a section of the old alternator wire from the VW which splices into the
> white Subie alternator wire, it showed significant improvement in
voltages.
> I have since replaced the engine ground strap as well as the transmission
> ground strap for further improvements in voltages during starting. Now
> voltage at the by pass valve, alternator, and coil pack rarely get below
> 10.5 volts during starting events and starting is more consistent but
still
> not as I would like it. I still need to do more systematic checking of
> voltages at different points. However, from one starting event to the
next
> it does not seem to be entirely consistent. That is, there is a lot of
> scatter in the data. I think I want to replace more of the VW alternator
> wire which seemed to be the worst offender. I still want to check the
> battery ground strap although it looks perfectly good.
>
> Other incidentals: I remounted the ECU high up in the cavity behind the
> tail light and also sealed off the air intake on the back side of the
> louvers that feeds air (and rain water) to that space. During a recent
rain
> storm, that cavity now stayed very dry. Just hope the temperature in that
> area does not get too warm in the summer time. Knowing what I do now I
> would mount the ECU under the back seat if I were to do it again. I am
also
> thinking of putting a shield between the computer and the engine similar
to
> the old air intake shield that was in that location.
>
> Reinstalled the VW splash shield on the drivers side with little
difficulty.
> Because of the way I did the plumbing, I could not make the splash shield
on
> the passenger side work. So I fashioned my own out of some galvanized
sheet
> metal I had on hand. Looks pretty good, doesn't rattle and should also
help
> keep water away from the wiring harness and ECU.
>
> Wired up the air conditioner compressor clutch to the VW wire and it
> engages. Now have to have some special hoses made up.
>
> Hope to be ready and confident enough to take a 2000 miles journey in
April
> to the Grand Canyon and back. So far have about 400 miles on the
conversion
> and am very happy with the performance. Just need to lick this starting
> issue.
>
> Rich
>
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