Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:47:39 -0400
Reply-To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
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From: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject: Re: Tiico Conversion
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The Tiico ENGINE is very reliable. It's the REST of the install that
has it's issues....
When I got mine, they had a jury rigged fuel rail instead of using
one from a Jetta. The original fuel railed they supplied leaked, and
I replaced it with the plastic style which works nicely.
In my Tiico the alternator bracket is, again, hand made instead of
using the OEM VW one.
WIth that said, my Tiico is a pretty reliable beast. The issues I
have with that Vanagon aren't related to the Tiico.
On Oct 31, 2007, at 8:20 PM, BJ Feddish wrote:
> Being a person who has an engine with anywhere from .5 to 100K
> miles left on
> it, I'm always keeping up on the latest engine rebuilds,
> replacements, etc.
> Of all of them it seems the Tiico is the least reliable. I have not
> met any
> person who purchased a Tiico who would ever get another one.
> That's a shame
> because the engine replacement kits are very reasonably priced and
> you'd
> think that going with what is in the SA vans you'd be making a great
> decision.
>
> Bryan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of
> Vdub Guy
> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 7:36 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Tiico Conversion
>
> The following is a post from the Yahoo! Tiico group, I thought some
> might
> find this interesting. I hate seeing stuff like this, and I feel
> bad for
> this person. I almost went Tiico because I really wanted to stay all
> Volkswagen-glad now I didn't. They don't say what the Tiico is being
> replaced with, but I wish them the best. Jeff
>
>
>
>
> <Sorry to say that after 6 years of aggravation and dissapointment, I
> am having my tiico engine replaced. I joined this group hoping to
> find that magic bullet that would solve my problems, but it seems all
> the members are trying to fix, and refix, and get around, the
> problems with this engine.
>
> I spent a lot of money on this thing. I had it 'professionally'
> installed by a recommended shop. Then had it professionally trouble-
> shot by two more (tiico recommended) shops. Then it went to three
> more shops that were recommended on the vanagon list. It runs like
> crap. It is loud, pings like a deck of cards even with premium gas,
> and has vibrations - I can't even listen to the radio while driving.
> It has no power. Damn I'm sorry I ever heard of tiico.
>
> I want to keep my van. I've owned it since it was new (1991 synchro
> full camper). I thought tiico was the answer, and am very
> dissapointed and out mega bucks for that mistake.
>
> Sorry to post such a negative on this site. I am sure I will get
> strong responses, and maybe nasty, disturbing ones! But here I am,
> and this is my story.>
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