giles rebuilt my vanagon IP

[motomike33y]

Just got it back, looking forward to installing and trying it this weekend.  will report on initial impressions when I get it up and going.

[the caveman]

When i uprated from the 1.7 KY to a 1.9 1Y I had Giles do my IP . Truck ran great, as much power as a 1.6 turbo with more torque, little smoke and around 28 mpg [all with my foot buried in it most of the time]

[Toby]

Wow. 28 mpg from a diesel pickup is pretty bad.

[the caveman]

to be more precise-

[Toby]

Keeping up just fine. The Vanagen diesel that I had got closer to 40.

[motomike33y]

got the ip in, but had timing issues as noted in another thread.  got it together now, so just need to get the lines hooked up, get power to it, etc.  should be able to do it this next weekend

[motomike33y]

got it on, got the timing sorted out so it will start, but still need to do some fine-tuning as it has to turn over several time before it starts.  probably some more work next weekend before it goes on it's first road test drive.  seems to run smooth

[stewardc]

got it on, got the timing sorted out so it will start, but still need to do some fine-tuning as it has to turn over several time before it starts.  probably some more work next weekend before it goes on it's first road test drive.  seems to run smooth

Let me know how you fix the starting issue. I'm having the same problem.

[motomike33y]

still having problems, will have to start looking at my glow-plugs, etc.  thought I could fiddle with timing but haven't been able to get it firing w/cooler temps

[Toby]

What is the compression on this motor?

[motomike33y]

haven't checked it in a couple years, but haven't driven it much either during that time.  before I do too much more, I'm hooking up pimped glow-plug set-up, then I should go back to basics and check compression, etc. to see if I have any unsuspected issues(plus it will be easier hooking up glow-plugs if I take lines off, etc.)  thanks for question

[motomike33y]

As a side note, it started easily and ran well this summer before IP stated leaking, so no reason to check compression

[R.O.R-2.0]

As a side note, it started easily and ran well this summer before IP stated leaking, so no reason to check compression

my audi would start perfectly fine in the summer, and it had ~200 psi compression..

[Toby]

They almost never start well at 200 psi, however, it is quite easy to get an erroneously low reading if the motor is not hot and you do not have a good charger on the battery. They do start OK in summer at 250 and sometimes 225.

[motomike33y]

this weekend my plan isto take out the injectors, check compression, verify TDC w/my flywheel marking, check glowplugs, and wire up 'pimped' system, then put things back together and see how it works-assuming the weather cooperates, etc.  compression had been 400+ if I recall my last checking 2 years ago