Itinerant Air-Cooled

Anyone out there in IAC Land have a spare (working!) fuel injector they could sell me? '72 Type3, but are all type1 injectors the same? I'll betcha.
Please PM me! And thanks.

Upon further investigation, it looks like type1 and type3 injectors are different...oh fine. Knowing VW, that is very surprising. I wonder why?
See:
http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=380114
http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?par ... 311906031B

hambone wrote:Upon further investigation, it looks like type1 and type3 injectors are different...oh fine. Knowing VW, that is very surprising. I wonder why?

BECAUSE BEETLES HAVE L-JET!! AND TYPE 3s HAVE D-JET!!!!! HELLO???
Colin

Do we have a l-jet D-jet compare and contrast thread. I am interested.


I'll "use the search dummy".

Gypsie wrote:Do we have a l-jet D-jet compare and contrast thread. I am interested.


I'll "use the search dummy".

I believe we have no such thread.

D-Jet : meters fuel according to intake manifold vacuum, i.e. "load sensing".
benefit > vacuum leaks make it richer

L-Jet : meters fuel according to air volume only, upstream of the manifold/throttle plate, allegedly more precise.
benefitNOT > vacuum leaks kill it

Colin

Amskeptic wrote:

Gypsie wrote:Do we have a l-jet D-jet compare and contrast thread. I am interested.


I'll "use the search dummy".

I believe we have no such thread.

D-Jet : meters fuel according to intake manifold vacuum, i.e. "load sensing".
benefit > vacuum leaks make it richer

L-Jet : meters fuel according to air volume only, upstream of the manifold/throttle plate, allegedly more precise.
benefitNOT > vacuum leaks kill it

Colin

From which words do the "L" and "D" stand for?

BellePlaine wrote:From which words do the "L" and "D" stand for?

Damn Good Enough

Loser Emissions Forced

I think .......

D == druck (pressure)
L == luft (air)

...

hambone wrote:Does anyone have a source for the cheapest injectors in town? I'll call Halsey.

Edit: cheapest I can find is $55 each...maybe I only need a couple? Only way to tell is to take the freaking things apart again.

Edit2: a guy on the Samba is selling used ones for $25 each. Am I taking a stupid chance?

This is not the place for the above.
Colin

This whole thread is about getting new injectors, or the reliability of new vs used, as well as cost.
Where do we draw the line? I am confused. I thought my stumbles would be helpful for someone down the line.
If this thread doesn't belong in Technical then please move to the appropriate place.

Amskeptic wrote:

BellePlaine wrote:From which words do the "L" and "D" stand for?

Damn Good Enough

Loser Emissions Forced

I think .......

But this does belong? Come on now Colin.

I hope I'm not going out of bounds here by posting this. Please let me know if it is inappropriate. I just want to try and help out Hambone.

http://www.ratwell.com/technical/FISwap.html

Could witchunter or cruzin fix what you have now?

Westy78 wrote:

Amskeptic wrote:

BellePlaine wrote:From which words do the "L" and "D" stand for?

Damn Good Enough

Loser Emissions Forced

I think .......

But this does belong? Come on now Colin.

You're right. Now help me out.
This thread is not a technical question thread, it is a parts procurement question thread that involves a Squareback. Where shall we put it, I will defer to your decision.
Colin