Date:         Wed, 11 Jul 2001 23:47:21 -0700
Reply-To:     Arlen & Edie <manx1342@QWEST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Arlen & Edie <manx1342@QWEST.NET>
Subject:      Tiico fuel rail info........
Comments: To: Bill Knight <bill.knight@USA.NET>
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Hi Bill & all,

I'm working on a Tiico kit right now. One of the areas that I am working on at
the moment is the fuel rail situation. I have turned up rails and injectors from
both a '92 and a '93 Jetta/Golf. They are different but they both can be made to
work. The biggest problem in doing this conversion is making your own mounting
brackets to hold the rail solidly in place. I've done the '92 brackets and am
just starting on the '93. Both rails have the pressure regulator built in to
them. The main difference between them are the angles that the pressure and
return hose nipples are pointed. The '92 injectors line up with the head
perfectly whereas the center two on the '93 are ever so slightly further apart,
I don't believe enough to be a problem though. The mounting brackets look like
they are going to be easier to make on the '93 and I like the hose angles
better. I will be trying them both so will have more info later. If anyone would
like to see pictures of the mounting just let me know and I can email them to
you (in a couple weeks, I'm starting a se7en day seminar this Saturday).

The fuel rail that came with the Tiico kit was a huge disappointment, especially
for us "anal" types.

Arlen

Bill Knight wrote:

> Is there a list for TIICO conversions?  I'm in the middle of one and have
> already found several non-documented problems where I've come up with
> solutions.  I'd sure like to have the option to share my work as well as
> hear other's solutions.  Note to others contemplating the conversion:  It is
> not a "bolt-in" job.  And also, not all the parts came in the package... I'm
> still waiting for the rest of the kit.
>
> I've heard from another person that the fuel pressure regulator from the
> vanagon is not sufficient for the Motronic system.  It evidently is
> calibrated to expect a higher pressure of about five pounds.  Anyone else
> know about that?  Also, didn't someone experiment with a fuel rail and
> regulator from a Golf?  What happened with that?
>
> Thanks,
> Bill Knight