NQ, I've always been a lurker (since the 80's) but certainly enjoy your posts. I will try, in the future, to comment so you know there is interest. I will always read a good technical or vw related post. Keep it up. BTW I ran across this from a couple years ago... https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/converted-my-old-volkswagen-to-fuel-injection.2511764/
You probably saw it too. Keep us up to date on your project, and I'll do the same, if I get a chance to put my bug back together. I'm upgrading to an alternator so I can run an electric heater. The old generator wasn't cutting it. I also need to weld some holes that have appeared in my heater boxes. But first I have to re-wire my welder... and clean my shop... Dean Johnson '71 Super Beetle On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 8:39 AM Dan Moy <[email protected]> wrote: > NQ, have you checked with Jake Raby, wealth of information and reminds me > of Gene Berg, although nicer ;^) > https://type4store.com/ > > On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 8:36 AM No Quarter <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks Ray. I used to amaze myself with my articles I wrote simply >> because >> I hated writing so much in school. When I could type my thoughts, it >> seemed >> to flow so much easier. >> >> I've been scanning the net for the parts I'll need to do the conversion >> on a >> type 1. The choices are endless, but one thing I'm discovering is that >> the >> one TPS I need, is the one that costs so blooming much...like 60 to 80 >> bucks >> easy. Yet there are TPS units from other cars - less easy to work with - >> for well under 10 bucks and sometimes under 5. It looks like I will be >> getting resourceful and possible even utilizing some 3D printing to make >> adapters. >> >> If I'm ever in PA, I will take you up on your offer. Enid and I were >> coming >> back from Maine last October and had a 13 hour layover in Philadelphia >> primarily because I didn't notice the different between AM and PM on the >> flight itinerary. That was a long day. >> >> I'm assuming that FI isn't something most guys are interested in due to >> the >> lack of response on here and that is okay. I was doing even more >> brainstorming today about what I would do if my FI system crashed so then >> I >> started thinking about putting a TPS on a 34-pict-3 and just leaving the >> fuel shut off to the carb. If anytime my tps failed, I'd disable >> everything >> including the fuel pump, and switch over to old carburetor mode so I >> could >> keep on going. >> >> Carburetors just don't impress me now that we have FI and with the pull >> of >> Dave's 1776 etched in my mind, I can't say no any more. Just gotta work >> toward saving some bucks by being a bit more ingenious with how to home >> brew >> this entire thing. >> >> NQ >> >> -- >> Visit the VintagVW archives at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vintagvw/000601d50fd1%24cce26bf0%241601a8c0%40NQHPBOX >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > Visit the VintagVW archives at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vintagvw/CANyhGbtM2YoWT55hvLq441RwiqUuvuJXOD6j%3D_QkAaUDb3knKw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vintagvw/CANyhGbtM2YoWT55hvLq441RwiqUuvuJXOD6j%3D_QkAaUDb3knKw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vintagvw/CAOm0kBn95saA-wJx7V-DJ551ghac-1fr%3D9Ko3-JmMRDM%2BQb7SQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
