Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 12:44:28 -0500
Reply-To: selten2 <selten2@HOME.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: selten2 <selten2@HOME.COM>
Subject: Re: Tiico conversion issues....
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Adam,
Until you hook the car up to a 1551/1552 Tool, you will run
rough with a big flat spot around the rpm's you mentioned. Forget the dealer
unless you have one with a tech who will think outside his little box. Try a
smaller shop and tell them that this is set up just like a new 2.0L
Golf,Jetta etc.... I downloaded the Motronic manual from Tiico's site just
to give the Monkey lads with the 1551 one less excuse to not attempt this .
Once you have access to this tool ,It erases any fault codes and then it
sets the basic setting which should eliminate the rough spot .
As for the Carbon can ,I have not plumbed it into the system yet.
Where are you at? I have a program that emulates all the functions of the
1551 . I got tired of the glazed over eyes when the techs were presented
with a Vanagon with a I-4 with a modern Motronic system. Now I just take
care of it myself. If you are near maybe we can hook up.
Good luck!
Tom Czerniak
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Brooks" <adambrooks@MINDSPRING.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 2:02 PM
Subject: Tiico conversion issues....
> Listees:
>
> I recently completed my Tiico conversion to my '86 Syncro. I made a few
modifications to the kit as I installed, but did nothing radical.
>
> Here is the problem.... I fired it up, and it idles fine. When i bring it
up to 2500 RPMs or so, the it begins to miss and sputter. Looking at the
timing with a timing light, the timing appears to jump around when this
happens. I double-checked all the connections, and didn't find anything
loose or disconnected. I suspect the knock sensor, or the sensor on the
cooling neck at the block, but have been unable to coordinate someone with a
VAG1551/1552 to hook to it and look for fault codes. A call to our local
dealer resulted in a resounding "Duh?" As they informed me that only Diesel
Vanagons came with an inline engine..... typical..... Any thoughts?
>
> Also, how did you convertees hook up the charcoal cannister - one line
goes to manifold vacuum, and one goes to throttle vacuum, but the throttle
body is not tapped for a vacuum port....
>
> Thanks for your assistance.
>
>
> Adam Brooks
> ------------------------
> '59 Euro Type 1
> '57 Euro Type 2
> '86 Westy Syncro (now Tiico'ed)
> www.mindspring.com/~adambrooks/buspage.htm
> (in bad need of update!)
>
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