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Date:         Sun, 9 Oct 2005 21:58:10 -0700
Reply-To:     Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Tiico Engine Conversion
In-Reply-To:  <8476375e0510092130r40680c37td783a5c6ad8813fe@mail.gmail.com>
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We've never done a TIICO conversion (we only do TDI's), however, I know that Stefan here in Sacramento does quite a few each month and Peter out at Volkscafe does several as well and niether of them have had problems with getting them certified here in California.

The usual disclaimers apply as we have nothing to do TIICO.

Cheers,

Jeff www.vanagonparts.com

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf Of Ray Reinhard Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 9:31 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Tiico Engine Conversion

For the record, this is the correspondence the I most recently received from Peter on this issue:

Hi Ray, I do understand your frustration as the process has been at least equally frustrating for me. I understand you feel you must share your troubles on the web, do what you have to, but it does not seem very productive. I am still working with CARB to have the EO work properly for a referee station. The EO does work legally at smog stations as I have told you and CARB informed me that this is the way it is to be used. I gave CARB to part # for the intake manifold and the referee looks at the casting number, they are not the same. This is just ineptness as VW has never used the casting number as the part number reference and now I need to change it for the referee. This all takes time with bureaucrats. The engines are new, not rebuilt. Make certain your facts are correct before you air accusations that are not founded. My engines have been disassembled by customers over the years wishing to balance them further only to see all new Genuine VW components and in standard size. The same can be done for any engine on my shelf today. Best Rgds, Peter

I concede that I may heve been incorrect on the engine; this is just what I was told by my mechanic. With respect to the other information regarding CARB approval, this is the same line that I have been hearing for four years.

Ray

On 10/8/05, Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> wrote: > > >Bottom line: I would advise anyone even remotely considering a Tiico > engine > >conversion to avoid this company and its owner, Peter B., like the > plague. > >They clearly do NOT stand by their product. I have resigned myself to > having > >gotten screwed. I only hope that this cautionary tale will enable others > to > >avoid suffering the same fate. > > Sounds like a good time to convert to Subaru poaer, which you > should've done in the first place. Sell the complete TIICO setup to > an easterner... > -- > Andrew Grebneff > Dunedin > New Zealand > Fossil preparator > <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> > Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut > > HUMANITY: THE ULTIMATE VON NEUMANN MACHINE > > DEMOCRACY: RULE BY THE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR >


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