I always thought VW used the simpler CIS injection Peter Frederick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>L-Jet? > >in 75 I'd have though it was D-Jet, same as the 73 Fastback my sister >had. She sold it because the fuel injectors and lines kept leaking, >was afraid it would catch fire. I've seen far too many VW's burning on >the side of the road, probably a good idea! > >Peter > >On Saturday, September 10, 2005, at 10:46 PM, David Brodbeck wrote: > >> Rick Knoble wrote: >>> I had a '78 BMW 530i. Same thing, L-Jetronic w/points. It also had >>> these >>> stainless steel exhaust manifolds called "reactors". If I had it to >>> do over >>> again, I would fabricate intake manifolds and put on Webers. THAT car >>> was a >>> money pit... >> >> After lots of problems with my '75 VW Bus, I eventually ripped out the >> L-Jet and put on a Weber 32/36 progressive carb. Fuel economy and >> reliability improved, but there was an icing problem due to the long >> intake runners that I never really solved. Throttle response suffered >> as well, because the carb was so far from the heads, but no one drives >> a >> VW Bus for its throttle response. >> >> The L-Jet was great when it worked -- in cold weather, especially, it >> would start right up every time. If you could get the engine to crank >> over three times, it would always start, no matter how slowly it was >> cranking. But L-Jet had no limp-home modes, and combined with >> 25-year-old wiring and poorly-designed connectors, that made for really >> poor reliability. >> >> _______________________________________ >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >> > > >_______________________________________ >For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > -- 69 280 SEL 120,000 Miles 72 350SL 108,000 Miles 2004 VW Passat 4 Motion 1999 Mazda Miata __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp
