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1.6 and knew that either 91 or 92 would be the last model year they were
exported to the states. Sales had flattened due to cheap fuel after oil war
I, the mark was up a bit relative to the dollar, and the 1.9 L was nearing
production. 
	Various figures have been floated for total production of the Eco,
generally under 1500 units for both model years, but I'm suspicious of the
figures; they seem to be rather available for such limited production.
Perhaps near the end of the production run, parts like instrument clusters
were just grabbed off the shelf and installed. That's just speculation,
though.
	Scott 
	

-----Original Message-----
From: David Cook [mailto:vwdieselbunny at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 10:33 PM
To: scott3491 at insightbb.com
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Eco Diesel conversion to non eco?

So the eco didn't come with a tach?

David

--- Scott Kair <scott3491 at insightbb.com> wrote:

> 	With a real & tuned pump and an exhaust system bigger around than a 
> pencil, I'd expect better fuel economy, too. In town, it was about the 
> only one of my VWD's that accelerated as well as the rest of the 
> traffic from stop lights. Since it lacked a tach, I could only guess 
> that the rpms were considerably higher at hiway speeds; 80 was no 
> problem, aside from increased vibration and noise.
> 	Of course, my own standard for comparison was my late Quantum. :)
> 	I got lucky and found a fan connector belt in a yard, but having the

> driven fan bearing lock up is very disconcerting. We tried adapting a 
> Quantum dual fan setup, but couldn't make it fit.
> Don't know whether any
> gassers have the driven fan setup. 
> 	To get to the dicey interlock wires, you have to remove the plastic 
> cover that's at the top hanger by the door pillar post, iirc. They're 
> a very small gauge.
> 	The flickering brake light might be low fluid at the m/c or the 
> parking brake handle not quite hitting the switch plunger directly.
> 	Take care,
> 	Scott
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com
> [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On Behalf Of mikitka
> Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 11:32 AM
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Eco Diesel conversion to non eco?
> 
> Let's see, my ECO is now a TD in a sense. I put the LDA on the pump 
> and had Giles at Superior Injection work his magic on it. I had the 
> little K14 turbo rebuilt and now I can hear it whistle. It didn't do 
> that before I sent it off. I get around 15psi boost now and limited it 
> to that. Not efficient past that from what I am told. I do get a fast 
> spool up right from idle which I can feel in the seat of the pants. As 
> for highway running, I think I get it motivated well. I can pass and 
> cruise at 70 to 80mph with no issues.
> 
> As for economy with the less than stellar tranny from what I hear I 
> have gotten a best of 52mpg and an average back and forth to work of 
> 47 mpg. I don't think that is too bad.
> 
> I did open up the exhaust and put a 2.5 inch down pipe on it and 2.5 
> inch system all the way back and took the cat off.
> Illegal, probably but it makes
> it run so much better and around here it isn't checked for emissions 
> anyway.
> 
> 
> Thanks for the tip on the seat belt. Now to get to the wires and put 
> them together. My seat belt light flickers every now and then as does 
> my brake light now.
> 
> As for the cooling fans, now that is something to start worrying 
> about. Not fun and from my understanding they are hard to find.
> Any ideas as to will
> other year set ups work that I can get to have on hand when mine go 
> out?
> 
> One thing though that I don't understand is why I have a 140mph 
> speedometer and all the others I have seen are 120mph. It is the 
> original instrument cluster from what I can tell. I don't have the 
> shift dots either. If I could find another ECO I would grab it in a 
> heart beat.
> 
> Nick
> 
>  
>  
> 
> 	The smaller turbo was included not to increase power, but in order
to 
> inject enough oxygen to reduce emissions. The aneroid was deleted 
> because it adds fuel at higher rpm, and that would have shortened the 
> life of the catalytic converter. That was their story and they stuck 
> to it.
> 	The smaller turbo spools up at lower rpm than conventional turbos, 
> but also flattens out sooner. It accelerates from stoplights better, 
> but power falls off sooner on hiways.
> 	The transmission seems to be a unique code, too.
> The engine spins
> perceptibly higher at hiway speeds, which decreases fuel economy 
> noticeably.
> 
> 	In order to duplicate the performance of, say, a
> 1989 A2 TD, you'd
> have to replace the pump with one that has an aneroid, retrofit a 
> conventional exhaust system- which might not be
> legal- and give serious
> thought to replacing the tranny with one that has longer legs.
> 	The cooling fans are linked by a belt that's about the size of a 
> shoestring and cracks from age and heat. The driven fan bearing will 
> freeze and take out the belt as well as the primary fan and motor. 
> Removing the belt and letting it run on the primary fan will work 
> until hot weather, when it's unable to cool the engine sufficiently, 
> especially with the a/c on.
> 	The wires on the seat belt interlock will eventually crack, find 
> their own ground, and disable the starting system.
> Splice them together
> before this happens.
> 	Cheers,
> 	Scott Kair
> 
>  
> 
> 
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