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When did bays come with Fuel Injection?

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Chewy Fahrvergnugen

889 posts · joined Jul 2004 ·

#441741
I have 2 bays, both 76 models, one has a 2litre with fuel injection and all the right brackets and fuel tank and all that junk. The other has a non stock upright engine, none of the extra brackets for EFI stuff, and a tank with only one fuel outlet.
The plan is to put the EFI engine in the other kombi.
When did kombis come with EFI, was it halfway through the 76 year? Anyone know what chassis number it started at?
Cheers
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modulus Veteran Volks Folk

2,009 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#441818
Volkswagen introduced L-Jetronic injection from 1975, i.e. chassis # 2X5 and later. However, I have a 1975 (chassis 265 xxxx xxx) with Solex carbs. as standard, there appears to have been a 'run-out' of carb. engines sent to other than the US market.

Indeed in Australia, some late Bays were still fitted with 1600 engines to special order.

So, you might find an EFI Bay from 2X5 chassis number on, but more frequent from 2X6 on.

hth
Peter Hill
1975 Type 2 Double Cab
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Chewy Fahrvergnugen

889 posts · joined Jul 2004 ·

#441831
Thanks mate.
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Desert Bug Wolfsburg Wizard

687 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#441868
G'day,
from what I understand there was 3 options, 2lt FI, 2lt carbs and 1600 TP from Aug '75 and these carried right through to the end of the Bay. I've got a '74 with 2lt FI that all looks right but I would say it's been converted.
Cheers, Ian.
Excentric (wife says) VW nut, having owned 250+ VWs in 40 years.

11CAB If ya got it....Baja it

4,674 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#442033
I'm pretty sure all the utes came out with the 1600 motors, but most of them have been converted to type4 because the engine bay was the same as the later kombi's.
But I could be wrong.......
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modulus Veteran Volks Folk

2,009 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#442056
11CAB wrote:I'm pretty sure all the utes came out with the 1600 motors, but most of them have been converted to type4 because the engine bay was the same as the later kombi's.
But I could be wrong.......
Mine is a ute, with its original 2 litre type IV. By the sound of it, Mike M.'s is too.
Peter Hill
1975 Type 2 Double Cab
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