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Date:         Thu, 8 Sep 2005 16:10:46 -0700
Reply-To:     dgak sdfhkasjfh <darlzer@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         dgak sdfhkasjfh <darlzer@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      FS:  new 508 AC compressor in the box
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This compressor is for 1986 and a half and earlier vanagons.

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> There are 31 messages totalling 1121 lines in this > issue. > > Topics in this special issue: > > 1. alternative carburetion of FI 2.0 Liter vanagon > engine??? (7) > 2. AC Power? (2) > 3. Vanagon Starter - windings available? > 4. Dual Fuel (2) > 5. The fuel of choice of the world? > 6. sagging springs > 7. sept 9-11th Montreal ralley of the > International WESTFALIA Camping Car (2) > 8. I did my shocks 2 years ago... > 9. overheating issues > 10. Carrying a large outboard in a Vanagon (plus > some NVC outboard motor 2 > stroke vs 4 questions) (5) > 11. Advice on possible engine replacement (3) > 12. Grills and Center Caps > 13. rattle INSIDE engine > 14. I'm Lazy. (Fast idle when cold, sometimes) > 15. Engine rebuilds qualitygermanautoparts.com?? > 16. I'm Lazy. (Fast idle when cold, sometimes) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 23:20:48 -0500 > From: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> > Subject: Re: alternative carburetion of FI 2.0 Liter > vanagon engine??? > > Dunno about 2.1 WBX's, but I have a buddy who had an > old Omni with the > Audi engine. He cobbled together some kind of carb. > that was made up > with parts from a Pasche airbrush. Claimed he got 78 > miles to the > gallon. I questionsed him about that and he swore on > his granmother it > was true. He sold it to some olf guy and it was > totaled in an accident > about three days later > > My friend says it takes a carburetor rather than FI > to do this. > > regards, > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver > > Wil Haslup wrote: > > > With all the recent expense for fuel I'm seeing > loads of folks walking, > > riding bikes, roller blades, scooters and my > neighbor is talking about > > buying a Vespa for short hops. Trouble with all > these is winter will > > soon be here and as bad as the heat is in my air > cooled Vanagon it's > > better than walking in the sub zero. > > > > I've found a number of references to patents, > devices, etc. that promise > > increased fuel economy for gas engines but most > are simple carburetion > > devices. My engine is fuel injected so I'm > doubtful any improvement can > > be gotten through these but am wondering about the > kinds of changes > > folks have made to their fuel intake systems over > the years on similar > > engines. > > > > > > -- > > > > Wil > > > > > > -- http://www.charmfx.com/ > > > > "If you write the word "monkey" a million times, > do you start to think > > you're Shakespeare?" > > -- Steven Wright > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 21:30:25 -0700 > From: Kim Springer <kimspringer@RCN.COM> > Subject: AC Power? > > I'm getting ready to put together the wiring for the > custom AC in my = > Doka. > > The Evap unit I am going to use has a 30A fuse in > the +12V wire, built = > into the unit. > > Not knowing the fuse block in the Vanagons very > well, I'd like to know = > where I can tie in for the +12. I pulled off the > fuse cover, '89, and = > it has nothing listed for AC on the inside of that > cover. > > I'm tempted to just run a separate, (also 30A fused > wire), from the = > battery to under the dash for future needs as well. > > Any feedback? > > Kim Springer > '89 2WD Tristar White > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 22:50:46 -0600 > From: "Gary Lee, Vanagon Racks" > <gary2a@TELUS.NET> > Subject: Re: alternative carburetion of FI 2.0 Liter > vanagon engine??? > > How about an alternative FUEL for your vehicle. > Most people think diesel > and WVO, but in Canada and parts of Europe propane > can make sense. > > I converted a Vanagon to propane a number of years > ago. Depending on the > where you live and the price of LPG, it can be more > economical than gasoline > and cheaper than a diesel conversion. Propane > Vanagons are somewhat common > in the UK, where gas is very expensive. Belgium and > the Netherlands also are > favorable to LPG. > Just today I finished converting my old Volvo 850 > turbo 5 speed wagon to > dual fuel. At the moment gasoline is $1.10 a liter > and propane is $0.50 a > liter so the spread is unusually wide. Most propane > is a byproduct of > natural gas production, the rest comes from oil > refineries. Natural Gas is > traded independently from oil, but it is also high > at the moment. Apparently > Canada only uses about 1/4 of the propane it > produces, the rest is shipped > south to America. We have a huge surplus which > could be used for motor > fuel. > Another point, propane burns cleaner than gasoline > or diesel and is > considered a "clean fuel" by some states. Lower CO, > NO, CO2 and > particulates than gas or diesel. > > http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/propane/propane.htm > > Gary Lee > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 00:51:34 -0400 > From: Dennis <guskersthecat@YAHOO.COM> > Subject: Re: Vanagon Starter - windings available? > > Thanks for all your responses on this. It would > appear that as I > suspected, rebuilt is a pretty vague term these > days. Funny the guy that > originally rebuilt/broke my starter was a version of > Seinfeld's soup Nazi. > You pretty much walked in, handed over the starter, > took two steps to the > right and bowed out. I made the mistake of > mentioning this forum and > nearly got kicked out as he apparently had a large > issue with web knowledge > (or in his case, perceived lack of it) He came > recommended from the import > specialist shop that does the work I'm too lazy to > perform. Hindsight > being what it is, I would have just replaced it with > an IMI unit from the > onset. I'll be pulling the unit out for the fourth > time shortly to see > what the local Bosch shop can do with it. My > thinking is that any way you > slice it, I'm out another few hundred either way. > > ------------------------------ > > === message truncated ===


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