Official lazy person's stupid question thread

[AndyBees]

[Zeitgeist 13]

Attention Syncro Mensch: Is it possible that a locker would become fully engaged if the vacuum lines were reversed? If so, is it possible to disengage the locker without driving the van? Is there a way to know whether the actuator is locking the diff when it is being installed on the trans?

So many questions, and so many opportunities to be a person of integrity and honor by responding with well researched answers. Be that guy/gal/them
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Casey--

'89 Bluestar ALH w/12mm Waldo pump, PP764 and GT2052
'01 Weekender --> full camper
y u rune klassik?

[4Gears4Tires]

If the lines are reversed, then out is unlocked and in is locked. If the rear tires are up in the air, you can pull the actuator out, put it in neutral, and spin the tires to unlock it.
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[Zeitgeist 13]

Thank you sir! This was confirmed last night when we went to the local brewpub with a longtime Syncro guy. There's a lot of secret handshake stuff associated with the $yncro world.
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Casey--

'89 Bluestar ALH w/12mm Waldo pump, PP764 and GT2052
'01 Weekender --> full camper
y u rune klassik?

[alaskadan]

My stupid question, is the front diff carrier the same as a rear diff carrier? Can a rear locker carrier be used in a front diif?

[tencentlife]

Yes, same part.

My plan someday when I have a spare large burning my pants down is to buy a locking Peloquin, put that in my transaxle in place of the factory locker that's there, and move the factory locker to my front diff.

I can see the usefulness of a TBD on a rear axle in the kind of mixed road conditions that typify winters in the Intermountain West, whereas I would not want such a thing in the front. But I could sure use the front locker from time to time.
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[alaskadan]

Thanks. As much as I don't need one most of the time I still want that other knob. There's a locking carrier in the classifieds here for 600 bucks. It's in California. It irks me to pass on it because they don't come up too often. After shipping it'd be probly 800 bucks.

[tencentlife]

Yeah, I might be about to buy that!

But I can actually justify it's use, and pretty often.

If it's just the knob, then save your money and just stick a knob on there. I mean, really.
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[dobryan]

[tencentlife]

Well I emailed the seller, if I score the used diff then it'll go straight in the front and I'll save my $$$ and skip the TBD. We'll see...

And while I have the front diff out on the bench, I'll study the feasibility of the VC lockout device I've had rolling around in my brain. Not sure there's gonna be enough room in there, though. Only one way to find out.
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[alaskadan]

Score!

[tencentlife]

Scored!!
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[vanagonjr]

Any guesses why this front table leg was modified? (I’m assuming cutout is not stock)

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[ZsZ]

[Zeitgeist 13]

Bar none, this is by far the stupidest question ever proposed in this or any thread ostensibly devoted to stupid questions.

Can Digifant 1 be modified to work on a similar displacement aircooled engine? I know the temp sender should be the major difference, but can it be tricked into providing an appropriate parameter for the ECU?

Asking for a friend.
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Casey--

'89 Bluestar ALH w/12mm Waldo pump, PP764 and GT2052
'01 Weekender --> full camper
y u rune klassik?

[DuncanS]

Don't know much about the intricacies of engine mapping and all the bits involved so this makes me qualified to put in my one cent on this.

Since the engine needs to see a satisfied temp to go to closed loop, then this implies that if a fixed resistance value is applied mimicking the temp 2 normal running temp the engine should run fine. However, since there would be no open loop, how do you start the engine? Maybe a bimetallic strip switch would would take the fake temp 2 resistance out of the circuit until the engine reaches operating temperature???????

Sounds like it might be a fun project. But why would you want to? Sure maybe a smidgen better gas mileage, but opening yourself to Vanagon Syndrome???? Hall sender, throttle body, idle control, AFM, etc., etc., when you already have a good system with a John Muir fix capability.

And if the friend loves repairing exhaust heat exchangers, and still not having any heat, why not?

Looking forward to seeing what people who actually know will say. According to Mr. Google: "If you do not count the letter Y as a vowel, there are approximately two hundred forty nine words with three vowels in a row. Some of these are beauty, quiet, miaow, delicious, and pious." Yea, but if you get rid of all the ious ones--malicious, pernicious--how many are there?

Curiosity is pernicious and often leads me off into the rediculious. But it also is the way we find out about things, like what the other side of the moon looks like, and what if we take this new semiconductor gizmo to replace relays? Could we build a calculator and maybe something which could allow faster computations--i.e. a computer??? Or what about an E T3 convertible?

Let's have someone build a Digitajet/fant one and bench test it for grins and giggles.

Duncan

[AndyBees]

[kamzcab86]

[DuncanS]

From the above post shop talk. The Mexican production "Digifant" is quite different than the Wasserboxer Digifant, and seems more closely related to the Corrado version some time back. The AC Beetle version has no vane-type flowmeter, relying instead on a throttle position sensor and manifold pressure sensor up in the control box with a sensing line to the throttle body. Idle speed control is integral, unlike the Vans which used a separate control unit and bypass valve.

The rpms holding high during cold shifting is normal for this construction, where the control unit is managing advance and injection based on OXS feedback and temperature. The new engines have no thermostats and are thus slow to warm up, so the control operates in warm-up mode longer, making this more obvious. I'm about to retrofit shutters and thermostat to mine to get faster warmup.

TomB

Guess I'll forget about this as it seems engineers have put a lot of time into AC engines with Digifant controlling and so as far as I'm concerned, there you have it.

Duncan

[shagginwagon83]

Am I a bad person for using my Outfront Motorsports Subaru shortened oil pan as a lift point for the rear of my van. It is 3/16” thick bottom steel.
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