Date:         Wed, 27 Feb 2002 10:04:54 -0800
Reply-To:     Chris Mills <scmills@TNTECH.EDU>
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From:         Chris Mills <scmills@TNTECH.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Aircooled Westy - fuel problems?
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>Now, although I have assisted him from time to time, I am not all that
>familiar with what he has done to it.  I do know that the previous owner
>ripped most of the emmissions off (no egr, o2 or cat converter) and that
>he has the timing set at 5 degrees ATDC.  To boot, he has the bottom
>cooling tins removed (I already scolded him on that one).

Okay if there was an O2 sensor there at one time, how would removing it
help anything. The computer is simply trying to adjust the mixture based on
that info. If you remove it doesn't the system just go to full rich?

Also the EGR and cat don't use any horsepower so why remove them? I could
understand the argument for something like an air injection pump that eats
a few HP...

Tell him to get his bus as close to OEM as he can and then you'll have
something to trouble shoot. Sounds like you're chasing a long list of
problems, some of which might be caused by the missing parts.

Sorry this isn't any more timely, I'm reading old mail.


Chris M. <Busbodger - "TEAM SLOWPOKE">
Cookeville, Tennessee

ICQ# 5944649
scm9985@tntech.edu

'78 VW Westfalia (67 HP -> that is...67 Hamster Power)
'65 Beetle - Type IV powered
'99 CR-V AWD station wagon
'81 CB900 Custom moto-chickle
2.5 Corvair engines for my Trans-vair Conversion