Date:         Mon, 8 Mar 2004 10:14:25 -0500
Reply-To:     David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Subject:      Re: Converting EFI to Carberator
Comments: To: Timothy Lee Harrison <tim@HARRISONLAND.CO.UK>
In-Reply-To:  <200403070942.56887.tim@harrisonland.co.uk>
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On Sun, 7 Mar 2004, Timothy Lee Harrison wrote:

> In my entire lifetime I've only had one fuel injected vehicle and I
> honestly couldn't have told any difference between that and the other cars
> I've driven - in terms of performance or smooth running.

I've had both and I've noticed a big difference.  If you don't have big
temperature swings where you live you don't know how aggravating a
carburator can be.  When it's -10F out, fuel doesn't want to vaporize in
that cold carb.  It condenses out as droplets in the manifold.  The engine
really doesn't want to run until it warms up.  In some cases you end up
adjusting the carb richer for winter and leaner for summer, necessitating
two tune-ups a year.


David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia
'86 Volvo 240DL wagon