Another poor sap with Bus fever

[KentABQ]

[SamboSamba22]

[quote="KentPS"]

[KentABQ]

I have a quick question for the Sambanistas...

Currently, I don't have the heat flapper valves or those accordian-like heater tubes connected to the heat exchangers.
So the air outlet openings on the front of the exchangers are open to the environment.

Would it be better to:

Leave it this way,
Put the flapper valves back on,
Cap off the openings, or
Add ducting to route the heat away from the front of the engine?

(Purists may say to put it back to original, but that's not an option. A PO mangled the cable routing and destroyed the brackets that hold the ends of the cables. Plus I now have the CCDH installed, which makes the original heating system unnecessary.)

Thanks again guys

[andrewtf]

Kent,
My 2 cents (will be trumped by someone else's nickle though).

Keep the Heat exchangers and the connecting risers with a flapper. Use the type of flapper that can connect the dump tubes to. Add the dump tubes and block off the opening in the flapper mechanism that would go to the accordion tubes. Then remove the accordion tubes (sell them to pay for the new flappers) since you don't need them.

Seems a little bit cleaner, and you get rid of a couple more parts under there that you no longer need.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=664428&highlight=dump+tube

maybe...............
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'75 Riviera - 'BIG EMMA' (Pan American highway trip paused for a make over)
'77 Riviera - Murphy' (being reborn.... slowly)
'63 Austin Healey

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[KentABQ]

It's been a few days since my last stupid question was asked, so it's time for a new one.

Last summer, I drove Chloe from California (low altitude) thru Arizona, New Mexico (high altitude) and eventually landed in Florida. (And according to Google, the highest point in Florida's peninsula is 312' above sea level.)

While driving the newly rebuilt fuel-injected engine thru all these states, I would have a tough time starting the engine in the mornings when I was at higher elevations like 4-6,000'. It would sometimes take 20 cranks before it would catch and start. And it would barely maintain enough rpm's for a few seconds before idling correctly. Temps were moderate during that time of year so I don't believe that was a factor, as I don't currently have the cold start valve installed. And starting the engine at low elevation is just a quick turn of the key.

So all that preamble brings me to my stupid question du jour...

What can I do to get my engine to start correctly when I move to Albuquerque (5,000'+ elevation) in the spring?

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-Kent-
1976 Riviera, 1.8l FI chrome yellow VAN - "Chloe"

"I must say, how can you be in a bad mood driving this vehicle full of vibrant color.
Cars of today are so bland in comparison. It's like driving a celebration!" ---WildIdea

Bus ownership via emoticons:
---williamM

[Abscate]

You can flip your high elevation switch on your ECU to “ Rocky Mountain High”

Seriously, the AFM meters mass so I don’t think it is as profound a change as with carbs, but you lose power of, Course, with less O2 to burn.

For cold start, it might be a perfect time to hook that manual adjustment pot you always wanted
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[KentABQ]

[cmonSTART]

[KentABQ]

Just the flux core. If I do anything major, then I may spring for the gas option.
But for now, there's just some small fixes to do.
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-Kent-
1976 Riviera, 1.8l FI chrome yellow VAN - "Chloe"

"I must say, how can you be in a bad mood driving this vehicle full of vibrant color.
Cars of today are so bland in comparison. It's like driving a celebration!" ---WildIdea

Bus ownership via emoticons:
---williamM

[tommu]

[KentABQ]

Yes. When I test them, they have infinite ohms.
The frustrating part is getting the freakin' thing out...
It took me about a half hour yesterday, due to its location and interference with other parts.
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-Kent-
1976 Riviera, 1.8l FI chrome yellow VAN - "Chloe"

"I must say, how can you be in a bad mood driving this vehicle full of vibrant color.
Cars of today are so bland in comparison. It's like driving a celebration!" ---WildIdea

Bus ownership via emoticons:
---williamM

[KentABQ]

Quick question regarding CSV's...

A couple years ago, I had all 5 injectors worked on by WitchHunter. However, I never installed the CSV, so it has sat for two years. Somewhere in The Samba I read the injectors need to have something done to them if they've been reworked and not used within a few weeks.

So my big question is...
What do I need to do to this CSV if I want to install it?

Thanks...
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-Kent-
1976 Riviera, 1.8l FI chrome yellow VAN - "Chloe"

"I must say, how can you be in a bad mood driving this vehicle full of vibrant color.
Cars of today are so bland in comparison. It's like driving a celebration!" ---WildIdea

Bus ownership via emoticons:
---williamM

[KentABQ]

The sink in Chloe has been pretty useless ever since I've owned her. The pump was missing, the water tank was cracked, and the faucet was corroded.
So while camping, I would haul a 5-gallon bottle, wedge it in the sink, and use an eBay plastic pump in order to get water for drinking and cleaning.
But NO MORE!!!! ...

She now has a new, clean, easily refillable water tank, new water lines, a filter, new working pump and faucet. The pump is designed to turn off once it hits a certain pressure, but I didn't want the lines to be under constant pressure. So the pump is connected from the auxiliary battery thru a fuse to a press-for-on button.

It also freed up room under the sink for storage. The pump and water jug were about $40 from Amazon, and I had all the other components, so it is not only very functional, but reasonably priced. Between having running water and a working heater, it's going to make camping a little easier.

I'm hoping to take a drive down to the Keys in a few weeks.
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-Kent-
1976 Riviera, 1.8l FI chrome yellow VAN - "Chloe"

"I must say, how can you be in a bad mood driving this vehicle full of vibrant color.
Cars of today are so bland in comparison. It's like driving a celebration!" ---WildIdea

Bus ownership via emoticons:
---williamM

[williamM]

keep it up and you will be accused of "Glamping" Not the look the hard core is looking for- Some how your alert got turned off and I missed all your adventures-- be sure and see the "Atosia" treasure exhibit. Been years since I was there, so hope they haven't moved it. Let me know when you get to NM and I'll pencil in a visit--

PS might add a ground wire from the TS2 head to the control. Just a guess.
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[KentABQ]

The following problem has been solved...

[Xevin]

That’s one fancy tap you put on the sink looking good buddy.
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Keep on Busin'

[KentABQ]

Woo hooooo!!!

Just returned from a four-day jaunt down to the Florida Keys.

Wow, is that an amazing locale. White sand beaches on both sides of each of the keys, created by millions of years of coral, with the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the Gulf of Mexico on the other. In many places, you can see both bodies of water.

Mural in Florida City:

(Chloe is blocking the "City" part of the mural.)

Lots of funky touristy things to see all along the way, but we didn't stop for most of them. We did, however, stop for lunch at Robbie's in Islamorada, for no ther reason than the name. It's worth the stop just to see the funky trinket shops surrounding the marina. And the food turned out to be pretty decent, while sitting out on the water.

I found a campground just off of Key West... at $90/night.
But that's a whole lot cheaper than finding a hotel room on KW itself. Too bad it was spring break for some colleges, as frat boys were up past 2 partying all over. Oh well, I got my revenge at 6am when I repeatedly opened and closed the slider to access various necessary cooking equipment.

There were empty camp sites on the water, but they had been reserved, so we got to camp surrounded by huge motor homes. I wonder what they thought of my old Chloe nestled among them.

It was a great time touring Key West for a day, and decided to spend the second day mostly at Fort Taylor State Beach. Florida has great state parks that are well maintained and professionally staffed. Kudos to Florida for that.

There aren't many van/bus pics on KW since most places require a walk to get to. But did see a Westy with the traditional Key West chickens around it...

On the trip home yesterday, we stopped off at Islamorada at a touristy trinket place...

(The best part was the giant exhibit outside.)

Then a stop on Key Largo at another state park...

...with numerous warning signs for crocodiles. Didn't see any there, though.
So why not hang out...

The good news is Chloe ran very well with no issues for the 600+ mile trip.
She ran strong with her new engine, and the CHT guage never went above 330F.

This was a nice final visit to one of Florida's landmarks before leaving for the Southwest. I will miss the lushness of Florida.
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-Kent-
1976 Riviera, 1.8l FI chrome yellow VAN - "Chloe"

"I must say, how can you be in a bad mood driving this vehicle full of vibrant color.
Cars of today are so bland in comparison. It's like driving a celebration!" ---WildIdea

Bus ownership via emoticons:
---williamM

[Wasted youth]

Neat! Thanks for sharing, Kent. I have a bunch of thoughts about Floriduh and most are not very appreciative, but I have never been there. I guess it's akin to someone who has never been to California telling me their pre-conceived notions. Great to hear the state parks are well-managed!

Crocadilians... crocodile... crocs eat cocks?

Did the rooster get swallowed up by a crocodile?

[KentABQ]