Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:41:59 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Engine replaced but still the same symptoms???--Someone stick
me in the eye with a dirty spark plug
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the buzzer gismo is hidden inside the speedometer ...
should you ever wish to remove it.
not saying to hack your oil warning circuit ...or remove it ...
nothing mickey mouse like that........but if you want to find the @*/**ing
thing ....that's where it is.
the gas tank ...
gotta have a floor jack.
undo the big straps, lower tank some, reach up and undo wire for level
sender and other stuff on top...
bit at a time, patiently.
not fun for sure. Get tank fairly empty first of course.
I can't especially see that it was cost savings that dicated the vent
system.
It sure can't hold together forever, and it's a real bear to work on, that's
for sure.
I have done vent line repair through the wheel wells...but it's the kind of
thing that you can get your hands to, but you can't see it also at the same
time.
yeah...my greatest dream if find the guys who designed it and make them
change it over and over until their fingers are bloody, then make it do it
ten times more.
It does not cost more to manfucture and design it in the first place, so
it's easy to work on, not especially anyway.
no fun workin' on your van if you'd rather be at the beach with your kids,
that's for sure. Don't do it if it's not enjoyable. It's just a car. ( or
van ) .
scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Chapman" <scott_list@MISCHKO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 4:56 PM
Subject: Re: Engine replaced but still the same symptoms???--Someone stick
me in the eye with a dirty spark plug
> My 85 Westy is surging at idle also. Please let me know what you find.
>
> TJ Hemrick wrote:
>> I finally finished up my engine swap (took a long time as I only have one
>> day off a week). After a couple twists of the key, she came to life and
>> oh,
>> what a relief. Unfortunately, that quickly turned to misery. The EXACT
>> same symptoms that plagued me on the previous motor were still present!
>> It
>> has a constant surge in the idle. I replaced the entire motor with ALL
>> the
>> components from the donor (ECU included-although I did try both). I
>> already
>> swapped the fuel filter (previously) so that leaves; the coil and
>> associated
>> wiring, the harness (which I do have the donor one and it's uncut), and
>> the
>> fuel pump. The AFM has the capacitor upgrade and it has a new idle
>> control
>> valve. I emptied the gas tank and I only had about a gallon left in the
>> tank and it had a bunch of flakes in it. Looked like paint chips is the
>> best description I can give. Desperate to actually fix something and the
>> need to stop the the dreaded overflow while filling up at the gas station
>> problem, I dropped the gas tank since I already have the parts on hand.
>> True to form, most of the lines around the tank are junk after 23 years
>> one
>> of the crossover plugs was out of the tank, that's why it was leaking on
>> fill up. What a job. I truly hope the bean counter at VW who saved
>> .00000002 DM by instructing the engineering dept to keep the hoses as
>> short
>> as possible has severely arthritic hands in his old age by now. That
>> should
>> compensate me for the tortuous job at hand. No pun intended. It's a
>> horrible task to take care of. As if I wasn't already in a mood bad
>> enough
>> to sell my syncro and the wolfies out of sheer disgust with the idle
>> problem
>> and the oil pressure. Seriously, I'm thinking to myself, "Why am I under
>> this POS van on my only day off when I could be at the beach with my
>> kids?"
>> I'm really doubting the whole Vanagon "experience". It's hasn't been
>> expensive, just grueling.
>> To throw salt in the wound, I've got the oil low pressure light on.
>> Oil
>> level checked good even after a new Mahle filter and a few quarts of
>> Mobil
>> 1. Oil pressure gauge reads good but I don't have new sensors in stock
>> so
>> how do I turn that damn buzzer off? I practically ripped the instrument
>> pod
>> off the dash getting the cover off. I blipped the throttle and the
>> second
>> the buzzer came on I shut it down and after a few minutes, checked the
>> oil
>> level. It was still good.
>> I left it up on ramps a few days just to step back from it all. I've
>> been
>> hitting the list archives and the net searching for "gas tank removal"
>> for
>> tips and insight. If anyone has any, I'd be welcome to hearing it. I
>> just
>> bought some extra fuel line, clamps, and stocked up on oil. BTW,
>> Discount/Advance Auto has a nice sale on Castrol GTX (all grades). I
>> think
>> it was $11 for a gallon jug. It's always been a pretty good dino oil so
>> at
>> $3 a quart it could be a good deal. Just FYI.
>>
>> Later,
>>
>> TJ
>>
>>
>>
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