Date:         Thu, 28 Jul 2011 06:08:57 -0400
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: dumb fuel injection question
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Water cooled Vanagons don't have a cold start valve.

Dennis

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zzyzx
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 10:02 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: dumb fuel injection question

David White wrote:
> I can rearrange the fuel injector wires on each side of the engine
> without effecting how it runs, suggesting that they must inject fuel
> into every cylinder at the same time. Isn't this a waste of fuel? What
> am I missing?
>
So now you all know...fuel timing ain't that important in a jamb.
If at any time you get stranded for lack of EFI injection you can hot wire
your cold start valve to spray continuously to get you home as I did in the
80s' on a 914 on a raining cold winter morning N. Cal.
morning (2AM)
Only 13 mpg but what the heck...beats wait'n for a tow truck & drive as fast
as limits permit. The same amount of fuel is introduced into the engine
intake per minute whether at 70mph or 35mph The faster the better!!!