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Date:         Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:59:27 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Carburetors on a WBX
Comments: To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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standard in the UK, I don't know what years. there is even an obscure Haynes Manual Shop Manual........i have one. ...........showing the carb set up used in the UK.

I find it takes a lot of testing and trying this and that to get waterboxer fuel injection and the wentire running of the engine working really really right, and they do get 'off' too, fairly easily. And not that easy for many people or shops to really get dialed in again ......... but electronic fuel injection is vasty supieror in all ways to carburation. btw.........I'm sure a scarb ystem designed for a Squareback Type III could be adapted to a waterboxer. Or maybe I'm thinking of what I saw in my Haynes manual for the UK Vans.

also.......a Subaru engine............they hold a set up on how they run extremely well, compared to a vanagon. And the entire system is noticeably stronger and more accurate about 'just everything' than the vanagon system . On vanagons , I've messed with so many air flow meters...........and other parts .... man. Get's tedius. And a a subaru doesn't even use a hokey mechaical air flow meter. They use an Air Mass Meter with no moving parts, and I've never seen a bad one either. there are also aftermarket fuel injection systems like Megasquite - that's just one. But that's a whole other ball game. But good working fuel injection.......... and the wateboxer is not a good example of a really solidly consistent fuel injection and engine managment system....... but good electronic fuel injection, is really great. Like works perfectly in all modes. did you ask Google for 'Carburetors for VW Vanagon' ? ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 8:32 PM Subject: Carburetors on a WBX

>I have seen mention of Vanagons having carburetor conversions, but have > never seen one. Does anyone have any links to information about this. > Pictures. Know how they run, What kind of problems might exist, etc. > > I'm really interested in such a setup. > > Thanks, > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver


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