I didn't know that. I just took a read on a cold engine. So I should take a cold read and then warm up the engine and take another read? If resistance doesn't drop then I might have a faulty TSII?Randy in Maine wrote:More important that what number you get for the TSII is that the resistance changes (downward) as the engine temperature changes (upward).
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Leave the ohm meter hooked up and start up the engine. As the engine warms up, the resistance should change with increasing engine temperature. From Ratwell's site....
Post your results please.
Post your results please.
79 VW Bus
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I had a decline like that because of the gap in the points. Have you done a basic tune up?
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(1978 2.0 fuel injected bus) hey folks, i recently started smelling gas, usually after i have filled up, but not always. what are some steps i can take to track down this matter? leaky fuel lines - i haven't noticed any leakage in or under the bus. any thoughts would be helpful. thank you, kris
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Those pesky vapor elbows above the gas tank or the tank rubber filler elbow are cracked.
Geoff
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70 Ghia vert, black, stock 1600SP,- 139,000 miles,
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77 Sage Green Westy- CS 2.0L-160,000 miles
70 Ghia vert, black, stock 1600SP,- 139,000 miles,
76 914 2.1L-Nepal Orange- 160,000+ miles
http://bleysengaway.blogspot.com/
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Credit where it's due, Richard Atwell. http://www.ratwell.com
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1978 Riviera Camper. Bone stock GE 2.0L F.I.
1979 Super Beetle convertible.
... as it turns out, it was the coil!
1970 Transporter. 2015cc, dual Weber IDF 40's
1978 Riviera Camper. Bone stock GE 2.0L F.I.
1979 Super Beetle convertible.
... as it turns out, it was the coil!
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#1 is the rubber filler neck elbow that cracks and stinks.
Geoff
77 Sage Green Westy- CS 2.0L-160,000 miles
70 Ghia vert, black, stock 1600SP,- 139,000 miles,
76 914 2.1L-Nepal Orange- 160,000+ miles
http://bleysengaway.blogspot.com/
77 Sage Green Westy- CS 2.0L-160,000 miles
70 Ghia vert, black, stock 1600SP,- 139,000 miles,
76 914 2.1L-Nepal Orange- 160,000+ miles
http://bleysengaway.blogspot.com/
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My van prefers to run richer. While it revs faster when lean, it runs stronger when running rich. Unfortunate side affect is a bit harder start, which may just mean a slight adjustment to AAR.
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1993 Ford F-250 XL LWB Extended Cab 7.3L IDI
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Try the owner's manual factory blessed hot-start method:luftvagon wrote:My van prefers to run richer. While it revs faster when lean, it runs stronger when running rich. Unfortunate side affect is a bit harder start, which may just mean a slight adjustment to AAR.
slowly press accelerator to floor while cranking - release instantly upon catch
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
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Is that supposed to work for '71 buses (1600 dp) as well as those of the vanagon vintage?Amskeptic wrote: Try the owner's manual factory blessed hot-start method:
slowly press accelerator to floor while cranking - release instantly upon catch
Or is there a better method?
(You'd think that after 300,000 in buses, I'd know, but every bus seems to want something different.)
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Sacramento CA
Present bus: '71 Dormobile Westie "George"
(sometimes towing a '65 Allstate single-wheel trailer)
Former buses: '61 17-window Deluxe "Pink Bus"
'70 Frankenwestie "Blunder Bus"
'71 Frankenwestie "Thunder Bus"
Sacramento CA
Present bus: '71 Dormobile Westie "George"
(sometimes towing a '65 Allstate single-wheel trailer)
Former buses: '61 17-window Deluxe "Pink Bus"
'70 Frankenwestie "Blunder Bus"
'71 Frankenwestie "Thunder Bus"
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That's what I have been doing, but I don't like doing that. Makes me cringe.Amskeptic wrote:Try the owner's manual factory blessed hot-start method:luftvagon wrote:My van prefers to run richer. While it revs faster when lean, it runs stronger when running rich. Unfortunate side affect is a bit harder start, which may just mean a slight adjustment to AAR.
slowly press accelerator to floor while cranking - release instantly upon catch
1981 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia - air-cooled Type4 1970cc CV (hydraulic lifters, 42x36 valves, stock cam, microSquirt FI with wasted spark ignition)
1993 Ford F-250 XL LWB Extended Cab 7.3L IDI
1993 Ford F-250 XL LWB Extended Cab 7.3L IDI
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Is this bad? I have to start my baja like this as well (2276). My 1600DP/34-3 starts with the flick of a switch hot or cold.
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1959 Karmann Ghia - Full Race Car
1969 Transporter - Project
1959 Karmann Ghia - Full Race Car
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Why? You release the accelerator as it catches, no rpm spikes whatsoever. Engine needs air when hot, to counteract fuel vapor.luftvagon wrote:That's what I have been doing, but I don't like doing that. Makes me cringe.Amskeptic wrote:Try the owner's manual factory blessed hot-start method:luftvagon wrote:My van prefers to run richer. While it revs faster when lean, it runs stronger when running rich. Unfortunate side affect is a bit harder start, which may just mean a slight adjustment to AAR.
slowly press accelerator to floor while cranking - release instantly upon catch
ColinNoCringe
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
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That method works well for me too, trick is to depress slowly enough to get minimal squirtage from the accelerator pump.
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1984 Westfalia - 1.9 WBX
1984 Westfalia - 1.9 WBX