Date:         Mon, 28 Apr 2003 12:40:31 -0700
Reply-To:     Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Tiico fuel rail spewing solved
Comments: To: vw4x4@fyi.net
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Eric- The AC pump for the Vanagon or PS pump will not fit on the G-J
brackets. You have to use G-J components uless you are good at fabrication-
and fabrication in a SA sweatshop got us into this mess to begin with.

So my advice to simplify things has one catch- you have to have the AC lines
adapted to the G-J AC comp and have inline adapters for high and low fill
ports.

I have this in mine , a local aircraft hose place made me up a pair of foot
long adapters, I still need the fill adapters.

Those aren't exactly cheap, and I have put it off because we don't have hot
summers and I haven't gone on any cross country road trips the last few
years.

There's a tendency to try to save and use the Vanagon AC comp and PS pump
and alternator.

Unfortunate side effect is that in order to have the better brackets, you
need to use what comes with G-J .

Robert

1982 Westfalia


----Original Message Follows----
From: vw4x4@fyi.net
To: Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM>
CC: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Tiico fuel rail spewing solved
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1993 22:04:04 -0500

Robert,
      It seams to me as those the Ac from a Vanagon
would work on the golf/Jetta setup?   The only different
I can see is the location of the wiring, and the hose
connections?   Have you tried this?
                                                      Eric

Robert Keezer wrote:

 > Hi-
 > If you experience severe vibrations or buzzing from the engine, the
cheapo
 > alternator/AC comp bracket is suspect.
 > Change it over to the Jetta-Golf or Vanagon Diesel Brackets.
 >
 > This set-up also involves using the Golf-Jetta PS pump, AC compressor,
and
 > alternator. The stock Vanagon ones won't fit the G-J-D brackets.
 >
 > You can also change the crankshaft pulley to a harmonic balancer type, a
 > two-piece part with bonded rubber center.
 >
 > Check your hoses and replace any that aren't genuine VW.
 > The dynamic oil pressure alarm is buzzing?: You may have the wrong
pressure
 > switches.
 >
 > Of course I am not as experienced as some having done only four
conversions,
 > all from scratch, and all G-J engines.
 > But enough to have an exploded view permanently etched in my mind.
 >
 > The above parts I mentioned are superior to the SA parts and easier to
 > change than welding up or modifying the cheap bracket from SA that is
 > clearly not a genuine VW part.
 >
 > I know one Tiico owner who recently changed over to the G-J brackets and
the
 > vibration problem was eliminated.
 >
 > I also had another Tiico owner stranded in my driveway for two days ,with
 > oil in the system from a failed oil cooler. The oil also rotted and burst
a
 > non-VW hose on the back of the head.
 >
 > The hose looked homeade, as if made from local rubber trees. It had
numbers
 > stamped on it, as if from a branding iron.
 >
 > Robert
 >
 > 1982 Westfalia 2.0 Golf III powered
 >
 > ----Original Message Follows----
 > From: Ri <ri@RASAPRABHU.ORG>
 > Reply-To: Ri <ri@RASAPRABHU.ORG>
 > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
 > Subject: Re: Tiico fuel rail spewing solved
 > Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2003 21:34:18 -0700
 >
 > Hi Bill
 >
 > We're putting a Tiico in our 87 Westy next week. The corrosion on the
 > engine is so bad, that between it, the knocking up the mountain passes
 > <BANG BANG>, and the oil buzzer <BZZZZ!> ....we'd had enough!
 >
 > We've heard of a lot of fuel rail issues, since the jetta engine wasn't
 > designed for vanagon injectors, and decided to go with a complete new
 > Jetta fuel rail with jetta injectors and a new pressure regulator from
 > VanAgain. http://vanagain.com/
 >
 > We've printed off all the tiico instructions, as well as photos... and
 > feel like we're just about ready. We ordered the OBDTool for initial
 > setup, now we just need to find a timing light with a dial advance on
 > it. The carport is cleaned, the tiico should be delivered on Tuesday.
 > We'll start tear out tomarrow. It's so exciting!
 >
 > Any words of wisdom or some "watch out for...." that you can or other
 > list members can think of?
 >
 > Thanks!
 >
 > Glen & Ri
 >
 > 1987 Westfalia
 > 1967 SingleCab
 >
 > Robert
 > 1982 Westfalia
 >
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