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Date:         Thu, 30 Apr 1998 13:39:51 EDT
Reply-To:     Sean Bartnik <sbart7kb@WWW.MWC.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Sean Bartnik <sbart7kb@WWW.MWC.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Turbo Muffler, Jacobs Ign, Snake Oil
Comments: To: Ed Mellinger <meed@MBARI.ORG>
Comments: cc: vanagon@vanagon.com
In-Reply-To:  <3548B361.F9204CF3@mbari.org>; from "Ed Mellinger" at Apr 30,
              98 10:22 am

> > Well Gary... I would say... that ever since the start of the catalytic > converter era, engine designers have been FORCED to include high-energy, > solid-state ignition systems on everything from Honda Civics to Porsche > Turbos. Reason: unburned fuel from a misfiring cylinder will wipe out > the cat in about 30 seconds, and possibly start a fire to boot. Not to > mention the difficulty of getting past the EPA 50k-mile endurance test > with even an occasional misfie. The days of the feeble, yellow-spark, > point-and-coil factory ignition ended sometime in the late '70s. > Keep in mind the non-California model Vanagons from '80-'83. They were all equipped with catalytic converters and none had electronic ignition. All had points and condenser old-school stuff.

The California air-cooled Vanagons did in fact have Hall effect type electronic ignition along with an oxygen sensor for the FI system (which was also not used on the federal Vanagon models).

-- Sean Bartnik Fredericksburg, Virginia 1981 Volkswagen Vanagon L Westfalia 1974 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia convertible http://www.type2.com/bartnik/myvan.htm http://www.type2.com/bartnik/tech.htm


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