Date:         Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:00:46 -0800
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: Idle Stabilization parts Costs
Comments: To: Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
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ah sure ..
but, from that page ..
"We've confirmed that the flat four "Wasserboxer" engines as used on
Vanagons use a different ignition system. The coil is controlled directly
from the ECU, and it is not yet confirmed if the distributor input mods work
with the stock distributor. Right now this article is only confirmed to work
on inline motors. "

Ok....so right there they are saying they're not sure it will work with a
wateroboxer..
and since they are referring to the control from the ECU ..
they are only talking about 2.1's ..and perhaps not 1.9's at all..

my point being ..
I'm sure when one has done a megasquirt conversion or two, it's a piece of
cake.
To me ....unless one can have a good conversation on the phone with a
waterboxer-savy tech assitant at magasquirt.....seems like a bit of a
learning curve.

I'd like to do one though.
I have boxes of 1.9 and 2.1 fuel injection parts, ecu's , a few harnesses
etc..
so might as well keep stock stuff working with all those parts.

none of my vanagons ever, ever get Vanagon syndrome.
In every case of a wbxr engine not running right ...I can find
..usually.....several things not right. And once fixed, they run well again
like they should.

scott
www.turbovans.com



----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Potts" <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 5:04 AM
Subject: Re: Idle Stabilization parts Costs


> Hi John,
>
> Yes, but not quite in the way you are thinking.
>
> There is an open-source answer to the idle stabilizer, it actually
> replaces the entire electronics of the Digifant system. It's called
> MegaSquirt. It uses the stock fuel rail but replaces the AFM, ECU, Idle
> stabilizer, etc with a modern hot-wire fuel injection setup.
>
> For $600 you could probably convert a vanagon to megasquirt, and never
> have to worry about Vanagon Syndrome, ever.
>
> http://www.diyautotune.com/tech_articles/how_to_megasquirt_your_water_cooled_vw.htm
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Greg Potts
> Toronto, Ontario Canada
> 197x Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
> 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop (ND Graphics graphics wrap)
> 1988 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop (Colleen's ride)
> www.pottsfamily.ca
>
> BUSES OF THE CORN - AUGUST 12-14th, 2011
> www.busesofthecorn.ca
>
>
>
> On 2/24/2011 7:36 AM, John Rodgers wrote:
>> Volks,
>>
>>
>> Question: Is anyone currently experimenting with, developing, playing
>> with, an alternative to the VW idle stabilizer control? Someone started
>> out that direction but haven't heard anything about it is some time.
>>
>> When I saw a $600 Plus price tag on that control unit, I had to catch my
>> breath. That is a breathtaking price.