Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 11:23:08 -0600
Reply-To: Gary Shea <shea@GTSDESIGN.COM>
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From: Gary Shea <shea@GTSDESIGN.COM>
Subject: Re: Going back to fuel injection...
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Hi Jon --
I would not worry too much about the difficulty. I wish I knew how the
carb mounting is set up, culd give a better estimate. The bottom line
is that the FI system inside the engine compartment is really pretty
simple, especially the fuel part. We're talking really simple! Fuel
injectors, cold start valve, pressure regulator, steel fuel lines,
and hoses gluing the whole mess together.
The biggest pain of working on the standard FI setup is when you have to
pull the the intake manifold stuff in order to get to the bits
underneath the air distribution box. Even if you take your time, label
everything you disassemble, place fasteners in bags, etc... we're still
only talking an hour or so!
Don't psych yourself out ;)
Gary
[2002-08-29 12:11 -0500] Jon Joyce (okartguy@HOTMAIL.COM) wrote:
> My '81 Transporter came equipped with a Weber progressive conversion which
> (as many of you predicted) I've never been able to iron all the kinks out
> of. I've failed miserably in trying to get the timing right; if I back it
> off so that it doesn't "diesel" in hot weather, it won't idle right and it
> bogs on acceleration. If I bump it up so it idles and drives correctly, it
> diesels and wants lots of premium-grade fuel. The rest of the time, it's
> generally too lean at idle and too rich under throttle. All in all, a major
> PITA for a daily driver.
>
> So, I'm taking good (so I hope) advice and returning it to the factory fuel
> injection setup. I've purchased a complete used system from the PO, (the one
> that actually came off my bus) with a new fuel pump, seals and relay, but
> I'm really not sure what I'm in for here. I've got the Bentley manual, but
> I'd really like to know from someone who's done it. What am I in for here?
> What sort of special tools will this require? What kind of time committment
> am I looking at? I have a trip scheduled for the third weekend in September;
> assuming I get started this weekend, should I try to get it done before
> then, or should I wait until I get back? Am I psyching myself out here?
> Sorry for all the questions, but the prospect of refitting the entire fuel
> system is a little scary at this point. TIA-
>
> JJ
>
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