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Date:         Fri, 3 May 2002 09:58:43 -0500
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Boston Bob's web site
Comments: To: hradek@YAHOO.COM
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Don't set the timing to anything but the factory settings. VW has already tweaked the tune up specs. If you've got good points, good timing settings, good valve settings enough fuel pressure: look for vacuum leaks everywhere and especially at the small injector seals. The distributor should advance the timing to 40 degrees at about 2500 rpm and should be a smooth curve reaching the 40 degree. It shouldn't bounce back an forth in the readings as your light shows the advance. Possibly you need to run a can of Berryman or Chevron fuel injector cleraner through your system. If you can adjust your FI AFM to the point that your spark plug burn looks the color of Ciffee with Cream then thats the right fuel / air mix. AFM Adjust screw in=richer, screw out = leaner.

Stan Wilder

On Thu, 2 May 2002 12:29:09 -0700 gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM> writes: > Bill, > Now I do not recall boston bob say anything about > the world being flat, yet. Most engine rebuilders > see the worst of what we do to our engines. I agree > that 87 octane will work well with our vanagon, > however if you advance the engine to get that extra > power you should take boston bob's advise and use the > higher octane. It may prevent boston bob from seeing > your engine quite so soon. gary > Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 12:44:09 -0400 > From: wb6otg <wb6otg@INTREX.NET> > Subject: Re: What Octane Fuel > > A stock Vanagon will run fine on regular gas. Some of > the information > on Boston Bob's web site is just plain wrong. > > I think its time to pull this out of the archives and > dust it off: > > > Here's the story on octane: At one time (up til the > early '70s?), > there > were two ways to measure octane, research octane > (based on lab work > with > the fuel) and another system (I forget the name) > based on tests in an > actual engine. The two systems usually give somewhat > different > numbers. Most car makers (including VW) specified > research octane, > often > listed as R.O.N. (Research Octane Number?). The US > government, in its > usual wisdom, decided that since people couldn't > agree on a method, > they > should invent a third one! So, when the government > started requiring > that octane be marked on the gas pump, it was > required that the two > existing methods be averaged to come up with a number > (the fine print > on > the sticker even reads (R+M)/2. > > So, when VW calls out 91 R.O.N., as the gas flap > sticker on my Jetta > and > the owner's manual for my Vanagon both do, that is > the same (more or > less) as the US gas pump number of 87, which is the > usual number for > regular in most areas. > > Bill > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness > http://health.yahoo.com > >

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