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Date:         Mon, 23 Sep 2002 14:14:25 -0700
Reply-To:     Sean Garrett <SEAN.GARRETT@ASU.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Sean Garrett <SEAN.GARRETT@ASU.EDU>
Subject:      Re: CA 81-83 air cooled Fuel Injection & Ignition System
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You should not have to convert this to be "better" in some respects. My recently rebuilt 81 Fed model gets 18 mpg after a complete rebuild and 7k miles on her. I took her in at 6k miles for a tune up. It didn't need one (I was told). she is still breaking in but I suspect a well maintained (or new) air-cooled fed model engine should only need the ignition parts changed at ~6-10 k miles. Why go to this bother to switch it around. I think you have to switch around the heat exchanges and the exhaust too. Way expensive.

Sean Garrett 1981 Westy (his) 1995 Eurovan Camper (hers) sean.garrett@asu.edu

> -----Original Message----- > From: Jeff Strickrott [mailto:jstric01@CS.FIU.EDU] > Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 10:12 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: WTB: CA 81-83 air cooled Fuel Injection & Ignition System > > > Hi All: > > I am looking to buy a complete (or as much as possible) CA fuel > injection and ignition system for my 82 Vanagon. I am converting mine > from federal to CA so that I can have the O2 sensor (better fuel > mileage, emissions, longer life on the catalytic converter) and the > electronic ignition. I have put together a list of the parts > I believe I > need. Please feel free to add any that I have missed. The > parts list is > derived from ETKA and Bentleys. > > Yes I know that it would be cheaper to either use Megasquirt or > something like Pertronix to achieve this goal, but for now I > want to try > getting the stock system first. Pmail me if you have any parts > available. > > Regards, > --Jeff Strickrott > 82 Westy, South Florida > > Parts needed list: > ============== > CA Fuel Injection Parts: > > 1. 071-906-021-B(X), ECU > 2. 071-906-301-B, Mass Air Fuel Meter > 3. 071-971-761-A, Fuel injection harness > 4. 071-133-061, Throttle Body (with port for vacuum advance > and retard) > 5. 071-906-069, relay, possible the OXS relay in the Bentley's manual > 6. 071-906-059-A, Combi /fuel pump double relay > 7. 171-906-283, idle boost solenoid for air conditioner equipped vans > > CA Ignition System > 1. 039-905-205-C, Hall effect vacuum advance and retard distributor, > 2. 211-905-115-B, Ignition Coil > 3. 191-905-351-B, Hall Control unit, transistorized coil ignition unit > 8. 251-906-083, Idle stabilizer > 4. 070-971-131-A, transistorized ignition harness >


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