Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 18:50:56 -0800
Reply-To: Scott Daniel <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Organization: Cosmic Reminders
Subject: Re: Arduino and Vanagons
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That's a great idea John.
I'm sure many could be sold.
one of these days if I run up against an Idler Stablizler problem on a
2.1 vanagon and I am out of control boxes for it ..
by golly..I am going to retro fit an Auxiliary Air Regulator from a 1.9
waterboxer..
or even better..I have a Subaru one from an SVX engine ..
simple system ..
let's air around the throttle plate cold to increase idle.
the 12 volts supplied to it when the engine is running heats a heater
inside the device that affects a spring ..
that changes how much air it lets through .......after a few minutes or
so the valve is closed and idle is normal.
Electronic idle control is nice of course.
'normally' ...the control for the Electronically controlled Idle Valve ,
like on other Bosch EFI systems, is inside the ECU ..
but VW didn't get to that with the 2.1 waterboxer.
The Kiln will be onboard Vanagon equipment I assume .
Scott
On 11/12/2013 6:30 PM, JRodgers wrote:
> I keep getting project announcements about a micro-controller board
> called the Arduino and some of them really look interesting. I would
> really like to get into this stuff, but haven't a clue when it comes to
> electronics and programing microprocessors. About all I can say about it
> is that I can tell a resister from a capacitor - and maybe a transistor
> - and an IC chip - but beyond that - I'm as dumb as a stump. Trying to
> create a circuit that could do something worthwhile would probably give
> me a nervous breakdown. But there are two things I would like to do with
> this, of maybe someone already has. One - is build a programmable
> controller that could control the firing of an electric kiln - and have
> it work in conjunction with a desktop PC. The second - and most
> important thing - would be to develop a digital replacement box for the
> Analog box that controls the Idle Stablizer System in the Vanagon.
> That's the box just forward of the right hand stop light in the Vanagon.
> Those things are expensive - and becoming more and more scarce. At one
> time someone was working on something like this - but I haven't heard
> anything about in in the last two-three years. So maybe some
> knowledgeable person or persons could/would take up the challenge for
> the Vanagon List family?? Maybe come up with something like Darrel
> Boehlers ECU test kit he designed a few years ago. That accomplishment
> would be a grand thing. I would do such a thing - but like I said - on
> electronics, I'm dumber than a stump.
>
> Anyone game? Or maybe want to talk of this??
>
> John in Birmingham
>
