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Date:         Mon, 23 Sep 2002 20:51:19 -0400
Reply-To:     Vanagon man <vgonman@MSN.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Vanagon man <vgonman@MSN.COM>
Subject:      Re: CA 81-83 air cooled Fuel Injection & Ignition System
Comments: To: Jeff Strickrott <jstric01@CS.FIU.EDU>
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You can get the other stuff in stainless for your current setup if you look hard enough. You will not get better mileage. 12-18 was the range they got.............be glad you are not on the low end!

Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg 75 Campmobile "for sale' Used Vanagon Parts for sale (mostly aircooled) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Strickrott" <jstric01@CS.FIU.EDU> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 8:08 PM Subject: Re: CA 81-83 air cooled Fuel Injection & Ignition System

> Not a matter of having to, but wanting to try to get better mileage (if possible > for driving a brick through the air) and to have the car run cleaner and > automatically adjust the air/fuel mixture. > > One of the benefits is that I increase the longevity of my new stainless steal > cat. In addition one can use the cat and exhaust from a 1.9 on a federal system. > The benefits: > - O2 sensor port, > - and all parts available in stainless, so only the heater boxes and crossover > pipe will deteriorate. > > Plus I guess I have too much time to think of things to do. :-) > > --Jeff > 82 Westy, South Florida > > Sean Garrett wrote: > > > 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. >


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