Re: SVX: Idle Fixed; Still Hesitates though...
John, its a 92. I lost the pickup on my Small Car VSS and didn't know it. About that time I install a chip and thought my problem was cured. Almost two years later I discovered the missing pickup,
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jandj342
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Re: SVX MPG
what size tire are you running?
I've never gotten better than 16mpg out of either of my SVX conversions. I tried smaller tires (which made a different on the Tiico conversion), but on the SVX, it
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Kim Brennan
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Re: SVX: Idle Fixed; Still Hesitates though...
Don: Great suggestions; I will do this.
- The sound you reference is high tension clicking? Coil voltage arcing to ground rather than firing the plug? Most easily heard while revving motor with
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John Griffin
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Re: SVX: Idle Fixed; Still Hesitates though...
You might try this : Run up the motor. Open the rear hatch and with a hose or stethoscope, listen around the coils as you pick up the rpm's.
Listen for a ticking...not the EVAP Valve. It is not
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dk
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Re: SVX MPG
92 SVX into 86 MT vanagon
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I too get about 20-21mpg on highway only @ 55-60 mph
16-18 mpg?whether have my foot in it or not around town
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Derek
To: subaruvanagon@...
Sent: Thursday,
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Derek Hall
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Re: SVX Hesitation
Thanks Neil
I will try one of these chips, though I feel that the forum archives are a bit inconclusive as to whether they fully address the hesitation problem (or perhaps just make it a little less
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John Griffin
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Re: SVX: Idle Fixed; Still Hesitates though...
John
Very interesting! The plot thickens...
So, you ran for a couple of weeks without VSS, then hooked it up to the ECU (with your van running). CEL went out, and the van has run properly ever since
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John Griffin
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SVX MPG
Bob:
I have a couple of SVX correspondents reporting ~20mpg highway, but pretty sure this is at 55 - 60 mph steady. Seems doable, as my 17 mpg to date is av 70+ mph, with a van that ain't running
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John Griffin
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Re: SVX Hesitation
Corey
Believe you're right; its at all speeds - just much more prevalent around town.
The fact that it seems to effect so many SVX conversions (search the forum archives)makes me wonder whether
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John Griffin
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Re: SVX: Idle Fixed; Still Hesitates though...
John, I have had similar issues with stumbling and hesitation with my SVX with Vanagon automatic. The wiring diagram shows a VSS input to the ECU but no specific information about how this input is
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jandj342
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Re: SVX Hesitation
I "think" this is what Neil is talking about Craig.
http://www.smallcar.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=29830
bob
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Bob Stevens
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Re: SVX Hesitation
Neil:
I missed part of this thread. Are you saying there is a chip that can be plugged into the ECU that will allow the 3.3 to run satisfactorily on regular gasoline? Can you you provide details like
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Craig Morton
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Re: SVX Hesitation
I just got mine running finally and am having similar issues with
hesitation (I think), though it doesn't seem to matter how fast I'm going.
If I mash the pedal, it runs great! Otherwise, it's a
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Corey Deahl <corey.deahl@...>
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Re: registering ej25 conversion in CA
It looks like you already have a running 2.5 so the short answer is "no", unless you are close friends with a SMOG station which means you'll be going down that road every two years. BAR won't go
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Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@...>
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Re: How to start with electrical
a few diagrams, spreadsheets for that year that might be
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Brent Weide
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Re: SVX Hesitation
I hate to say it, and I'm not selling anything but you may want to get the chip, it pays for itself using 87 octane. I seem to remember drivibility improving when I popped it in.
I don't drive my
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Neil <furrylittleotter@...>
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Re: How to start with electrical
Ah, so the kennedy diagram is the missing link? Okay, thanks
The problem is I don't know which connector I'm ging to keep...presumably the above diagram will let me know.
Nathaniel
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Basil
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Re: No 12v power to fridge question Westy/2.2
So maybe I just have a defective relay? Thanks
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jimhilton40 <jimhilton40@...>
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Re: SVX Hesitation
I don't have the SVX engine in my van, but your mileage report is on the high end of what i've seen other
SVX-powered Vanagon owners report here on this list. If I can ask ¡ where did you get the
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Bob Stevens
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Re: SVX Hesitation
Thanks Neil
No chip, and premium gas.
Do those tires rub in the front? i did alot of homework before putting in 215 65 16, only to find that they rub (eg entering a sharp up driveway while
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John Griffin
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