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Date:         Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:48:58 -0700
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Van Died @ 70 MPH. Why? (Jetta conversion)
Comments: To: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com>
In-Reply-To:  <779C05E4B622494494E102AF2135F88E@KarlPC>
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Ok. I won't ask. ;)

Thanks for the idea.

Yah I think too much sometimes. But I just HAVE to know why something works or doesn't. Like it makes no sense, other than a failing or failed part, ran out of gas etc., for the engine to just stall. I've driven it at higher sustained speeds. That NEVER happened. But. The ambient heat was lower IIRC. Figuring this out would be mostly my time in this case as I have spare parts, etc. And if it helped out anyone else, then even more reason for me to do the work. I mean it may simply be a failing fuel pump. But. It might be a crucial small point that would save someone else some time and hassle.

The engine quitting like it did may have a been a more severe "indicator" of a flaw in my work, or it's simply an "indicator" of how the engine shouldn't be installed in the back of a Vanagon. If that makes sense. There's so many variables, or, rather, so many variations on what heat, vibrations, etc. can do, or morph into when one does something like swap in a different engine. Like a part one makes to adapt the engine to the new situation can really change things. Guys like Jim Akiba, Karl, Frank G, Mark Drillock et al, know of these things. In comparison, at best, I can only guess at them!

Neil.

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 8:24 PM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote: > You could use some flexible rain gutter downpipe to create an air ram to > force cooling air from down below up into the lid.  Some turbulence there > would keep it quite a bit cooler.  Probably more effective than making the > box larger. > > While I understand the dismay at having the van quit on the freeway, You > seem to be putting a lot of thought and potential effort into this project > based on an extremely intermittent (once) electrical gremlin.  Problem is > that you could pour bunches of bux and time into it and still not now > whether you fixed it.  The real killer is after you've made that investment > and you're happily driving down the road and it happens again!  Don't ask > how I know about this. > > Karl Wolz > > > > |-----Original Message----- > |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] > |On Behalf Of neil n > |Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 7:58 PM > |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > |Subject: Re: Van Died @ 70 MPH. Why? (Jetta conversion) > | > |Yes lots to change, but it may be that I have to change some > |things to get everything the way it "should be". Like I'm > |still not happy with the exhaust. Have to figure out why the > |cat cracked loose. It was fine for many thousand miles. > |

-- Neil n

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