Date:         Fri, 16 Jan 2004 01:33:34 -0700
Reply-To:     John Andrew <johna@TELLURIDECOLORADO.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Andrew <johna@TELLURIDECOLORADO.NET>
Subject:      Re: TiiCo California Smog Legal!
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One of the reasons I do not live in California any more!
John Andrew
1984 Westfalia with TiiCo

----- Original Message -----
From: "Aristotle Sagan" <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 7:00 PM
Subject: Re: TiiCo California Smog Legal!


> Wouldn'tchew think the guys in CA would have this 'new ECU' if that were
the
> case.
>
> In California, everything has to be as the manufacturer or the EO says or
> the visual inspection will kill you. It doesn't have to make sense.
>
> I am sitting on the sidelines but it doesn't look good for the Tiico team
> right now.
>
> tim in san jose
>
> >From: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
> >Reply-To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: Re: TiiCo California Smog Legal!
> >Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 20:28:48 -0500
> >
> >I don't see any reason why a fuel rail should make any difference.
> >
> >The fuelrail used on my Tiico has no electrical hookups. That is
> > >DIFFERENT< than the fuelrail used on my 5 cylinder. The fuelrail I'm
> >using on my Tiico just does away with the individual fuels lines to
> >each cylinder. Each injector is still controlled separately with its
> >own set of wires to it.
> >
> >On my 5 cylinder engine, the fuelrail gets the electrical signal and
> >distributes it to the injectors.
> >
> >Again, for CARB approval its entirely possible that Tiico is selling a
> >different ECU.
>
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