K-jet GTI engine (8v) into a 84 panel van....

Post by **Nighttrain1974** » 12 Oct 2006, 15:02

Does anyone by any chance have any wiring diagrams for these as i have just bought a van last weekend with this conversion and now it has developed electrical problems.

Someone must have done this conversion before and i could do with a wiring diagram to show what goes where.

Any help, links etc appreciated......

Cheers in advance

Darren.

Post by **kevtherev** » 12 Oct 2006, 15:08

what side is the electrical problem... engine or van...

and welcome to the forum

you might want to try here too www.BusGoofs.com and try the dept of fast stuff

Post by **Nighttrain1974** » 12 Oct 2006, 15:12

Thinking engine wise myself as it's been bodge wired in with the basics (literally).

Post by **Nighttrain1974** » 12 Oct 2006, 15:13

Oh, and thanks for the welcome.

And if anyone remebers Iwas the guy with the black gti cab opposite you guys at Vanfest.

Post by **kevtherev** » 12 Oct 2006, 15:13

edited my post with more info

you haven't said what the problem is

Post by **Nighttrain1974** » 12 Oct 2006, 15:16

Problem is intermittent spluttering and cutting out.

Strange thing is that it ran all the way from Santa Pod back to huddersfield on saturday with no problems.

Started playing around on monday evening and has got worse since.

Post by **kevtherev** » 12 Oct 2006, 15:22

see below

Post by **syncroand101** » 12 Oct 2006, 15:22

See:

http://www.auto-solve.com/mech_inj.htm

For a greatbut simple overview of how it works...

Post by **Nighttrain1974** » 12 Oct 2006, 15:30

Ticks over and revs smoothy sat, just messes around when put under load!!!!!

And also strangely when going round right hand corners.....

Post by **The Reverend Pimp Daddy** » 12 Oct 2006, 17:44

Darren...........Give this fella a buzz m8......He's ace

He Runs the Brick-Yard website and has a garage repairing T25's in Huddersfield

Good luck m8

Giz a bell if you want, Jenny has my number

Hope you get it sorted......I personally don't think it is much, could just be a loose wire somewhere.......Conversions are a bummer when they go wrong

Post by **"WEAZLECHIN"** » 12 Oct 2006, 20:38

aint that engine a bit of a mismatch, it needs torque to pull 2 ton. wont the cam timing be more high rev powerband type performance than low rev torque(t25) style?? lots of petrol, not much performance though.

Post by **kevtherev** » 12 Oct 2006, 21:29

ask Dia.mond Hell on BusGoofs he's put one of these fellers in

Post by **syncroand101** » 13 Oct 2006, 08:09

The 8v 1.8 GTi engine seems to pull very nicely. Have sat at 70, put the foot down and it climbs to 90.

Well tuned and nicely driven you can get upto 30mpg. Its probably the cheapest conversion of the lot as engines can be picked up for £50-200 and if your diesel already you have most the parts to bolt it all up...