Peter Frederick 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!
Nope, L-Jet. 1975 was the first year for fuel injection on the Bus, too. VW stuck with similar systems all the way through the end of the Vanagon production run -- aircooled and watercooled gas Vanagons got Digifant or Digijet, which used many of the same components but had more sophisticated ECUs. They held onto what I think is the worst part of the system, the mechanical mass airflow sensor. Volvo used LH-Jetronic for years on the Volvo 240. It was a similar system to L-Jet, but used a hotwire airflow sensor instead of the mechanical flap. Turbocharged 240s got CIS instead, for some reason.
