Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:08:41 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: 1.9 to 2.1 conversion question
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I'm running a 2.1 on a 1.9 fuel injection system in my 83 Westy that's for
sale .........
works fine that way.
True,.................... electronic idle control would be nice ........
and since the idle valve and control unit are 'stand-alone' add-on things to
a 2.1 harness.......
I bet I can get the later electronic idle valve and control unit to work on
a 2.1 engine, but still using the 1.9 EFI wiring harness and ECU - 'maybe
someday' I'll get around to working on that.
re 'the entire 2.1 cooling system' .........
I did that to my 85 Wolfsburg Weekender - converted it 'completely' to 2.1
cooling system, and to do that you need a few parts out of a 2.1 vanagon
......
like the coolant distributor and various hoses in the transmission area
........it all fits just fine, it's just that you need a few cooling system
parts from a 2.1 vanagon. You also can keep the oil cooler if using the
2.1 cooling system ......
though it sure seems the 1.9 cooling system could be modified just a little,
to utilize the 2.1 oil cooler.
Scott
www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brendan Slevin" <totorovan@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 10:19 AM
Subject: Re: 1.9 to 2.1 conversion question
>I am ready to start in on this project but I need to make a couple
> decisions. I don't think I am going to try and use the 2.1 cooling
> system,
> I'll get a new 1.9 WP and stick with the current system. I am going to
> use
> the 2.1 exhaust/cat and I am thinking of getting a little more free
> flowing
> muffler but the 2.1 muffler isn't in too bad of shape.
>
> I am wondering if I should use the 1.9 harness/FI system with the 2.1
> intake
> or gut the entire 1.9 harness/FI and install the 2.1 stuff. I've seen
> replys
> saying it works either way, I just don't know how much I want to go
> messing
> with Totoro's wiring. I assume, this being a 1991 system, it'd be better
> to
> go with the 2.1 FI/harness and utilize the idle stabilization. But it
> seems
> so much easier to just leave the 1.9 stuff in place and swap the enigne in
> and run with it. Hmmmmm.. . . I'm torn.
>
> Brendan
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 1:21 PM, David Marshall
> <mailinglist@fastforward.ca>wrote:
>
>> Techically it should not be an issue. In practice, some of the
>> connectors
>> on the 2.1L will not be the same as the 1.9L - basically your coolant
>> senders will be different.
>>
>> The european 2.1L "DJ" engine uses the 1.9L injection system with a 2.1L
>> AFM
>>
>> David Marshall
>> VW Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider
>>
>> http://www.hasenwerk.ca
>>
>>
>> On Tue, April 7, 2009 10:44, Brendan Slevin wrote:
>> >
>> > I've seen that article, kind of what I'm going by. I was wondering
>> > though,
>> > why can't I swap the 2.1 harness, ecu and distributor in, too? I know
>> > the
>> > cooling system must stay 1.9, but since I have no power steering or AC,
>> > I
>> > can use the entire 2.1 intake system, right?
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> > -brendan
>> >
>>
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