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I am fitting the factory 6cyl EFI to my VK wagon and was wondering if the VK Wagons ever had the EFI fitted from factory?
I ask as I am trying to source a fuel tank to suit.
Also do they have an internal fuel pump?
Thanks for the input
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They did, but only from somewhere between Oct 84 and Feb 1985 onwards. It was optional at extra cost on the SL & Berlina wagons.
It may be easier to simply use a VL wagon tank, from a 6 cylinder - the only real difference for you is the small ULP filler neck.
They have a low pressure lift pump inside the tank, and a high pressure external pump.
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Hey thanks Mick.
Yer I have a tank out of a VL wagon in my posession. I just have a hesitation in mating up the wiring from the VL tank to my VK wiring loom to run the internal pump. Hence, the question to see if its viable/practical to look for a VK EFI wagon tank?
I have access to a EFI VK sedan in a wrecking yard and was wondering can I take the fuelgauge sender/internal pickup out of that tank and put it into my wagon tank?
The VL tank internal pump fuel/gauge relay is bolted in(4 or 5 bolts)
My VK wagon fuel guage sender has a "C" clip to hold it in place.
And I also realise that the EFI tank has an inlet for the fuel return line which can be remidied by a professional.
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And I also realise that the EFI tank has an inlet for the fuel return line which can be remidied by a professional.
Also the EFI tank has an internal swirl pot built in. This is the main difference between EFI & non-EFI tanks. Dr Terry. _______________________________________ There are only 3 types of people in the world. 1. Those who make things happen. 2. Those who watch things happen. 3. Those who wonder what happened. |
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Dont worry about the gauge sender - its the same value in a VK as it is in a VL, so the gauge will stay accurate with a VL tank in a VK.
You must use an EFI tank because of the internal swirl pot that Terry noted above.
If you cant find an original VK EFI tank, dont sweat it, just get a VL RB30 (EFI) wagon one (you cant use a VL V8 tank, as they dont have the swirl pot).
You can also use a VN-VS wagon tank - the benefit of the later ones such as VS, is that they still bolt up* into a VB-VL body, and they have a single, internal high pressure pump. Much easier to hook up, and the guage sender still has the same range.
*You only need to shorten the filler neck slightly, but they have a rubber joiner hose between the tank & filler neck anyway, so you just undo it like a radiator hose, dock 30mm off the end, deburr it & put it back in.
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Hey Mick and Dr Terry thanks for the info update on my install. Yeah i thought as much as to trying to locate a VK wagan EFI tank. I have purchased a VL wagon tank. My only hesitation is that the plug to run the internal pump (VL tank) has 3 wires running to it whilist the VK EFI tank (sedan wreck) has only 2. I removed the length of loom from the (EFI Sedan) tank to main loom as I thought I might be able to use it in my wagon. Now for the $64 questions So do I remove a wire from the VL internal fuel pump plug? The plug is white in colour and oval in shape. Or do I add a wire to the VK wagon loom? And where? Cheers Nicho71TPI Iam a fuel injected suicide machine! Edited by user Thursday, 14 January 2010 10:03:35 PM(UTC)
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