So in my never-ending quest for VW Type 1 L-Jetronic parts and info, I was shocked to come across an out-of-stock gasket for the 75-79 plenum. This is one of the gaskets I figured I would have to custom cut and make a replacement for. But at least some time in the recent past at…
Category: System – EFI Components
Murbella – Day 20 – Injector Vendor Chosen
While I had many responses back from both large and small service vendors on the injectors, I decided to go with someone who does it part-time now but based on the information, and his experience, I think he’ll be far more appropriate for older technology injectors than some of the more vendors that deal with…
Murbella – Day 19 – Fuel System Removal
Today’s work started with the slow process of removing the fuel system on the engine. One project that I’ve encountered, and to some degree I’ve encountered this all all old cars that have not had rubber lines replaced on a regular basis is that the clamps really distort the rubber and over time (in this…
Murbella – Day 17 – FI Engine – Top End – Part 2
I continued disassembling hoses and wires from the top end today. The next step will be the removal of the rear tin and then, the slow removal of the engine from the car. Hoses and wires continue to come off easily with no major force needed so far. I finally got a good view of…
Reference: FI Engine – Air Intake Diagram
UPDATE: I was sent to https://volkswagen.7zap.com/ which uses the same data but is a far better site than the nemigaparts.com one mentioned below. So as I was scouring the internets for any data I could gather on VW’s implementation of the Bosch L-Jetronic FI system on the Beetles I stumbled across nemigaparts.com which seems…
Murbella – Day 16 – FI Engine – Part 1 – Top End
I started the long awaited engine removal process today. This is the first time I have removed most of these parts on Murbella, and on the whole, the preparation for removing an original 75-79 Fuel Injected (FI) engine from a Beetle has a quite a lot more prep work than the pre-75 carb engines. Some…