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Date:         Fri, 5 Mar 2004 15:19:07 -0500
Reply-To:     vw4x4@FYI.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject:      Re: Converting EFI to Carberator
Comments: To: "Ari J. Posner" <ari40@HOTMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <BAY9-F39KCaEk6Kwt5200050319@hotmail.com>
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Gag me with a fork.... Obviously you don't realize the problems that a carb. motor has. It will never pass an emissions test, if you are in an area that requires this.

ERic

Ari J. Posner wrote:

> Is it possible to make this conversion? I read somewhere that Vans in > Germany ran carberators...would this severly affect > performance?efficiency? > > thanks > > ari > > 86 GL "Lucky" with new alloys > > >From: "Warren.K.Lail-1" >Reply-To: "Warren.K.Lail-1" >To: > vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: Timing Billy Bones - Need > Help. >Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 07:53:55 -0600 > >Hi Malcom, and thanks > for offering info on timing. >I'm going to try several methods today > and if I'm >not successful I'll take you up on offer to email >info on > the Muir static method. But I'm hopeful >that today will be the magic > timing day. It's >finally stopped raining so I'm in a better mood > >already. > >Warren Lail >88 Westy "Billy Bones" >87 GL >Black Dog > asks, "Is this here table for my mate >Bill?" I told him I did not > know his mate Bill, >but this table was a person who stayed in our > house >whom we called the captain. "Well, my mate Bill >would be > called the captain, like as not. He has >a cut on one cheek and a > mighty pleasant way with >him, particularly in drink, has my mate > Bill." > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Malcolm Stebbins > >Date: Thursday, March 4, 2004 6:09 pm >Subject: Re: Timing Billy > Bones - Need Help. > > > Have you tried static timing as per John > Muir??? if > > you waNt the pages I have them scanned (JPG) and I can > > > either post them or send them. This method works for > > my 91 > (but it's running a carb). m > > > > > > --- "Warren.K.Lail-1" wrote: > > > > I've worked like a scurvy dog on Ole Billy, but I > > > cannnot > seem to get him timed properly. I have a > > > Craftsman Advance > Timing LIght. Billy is a > > > Digifant. After all I've been > through, am I going > > > to have to give in and take him to a > pro? Let's not > > > let this happen... > > > > > > Thanks in > advance. > > > > > > Warren Lail > > > 88 Westy "Billy Bones" > > > 87 > GL > > > 'This is a handy cove,' says Billy at length; 'and a > > > > pleasant sittyated grog-shop. Much company, mate?' > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! > Search - Find what you?re looking for faster > > > http://search.yahoo.com > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > One-click access to Hotmail from any Web page - download MSN Toolbar > now! <http://g.msn.com/8HMAENUS/2740??PS=>


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