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• (T4) Distributor Misalignment on Engine Installation
  Historical mailing list - H. Steven Dolan
  Mon, 17 Jun 1996 15:04:35 -0400 (EDT)
  ...or runs rough after an engine removal/installation is for distributor firing position. Solution? If you know about a service bulletin or other VW...
• Re: Tachometer question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Apr 1997 09:11:59 -0700
  ...These usually work, although there is a recent trend towards multiple sparks per firing, which may screw up even this variation on some newer...
• Re: Runaway Dieselbox!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 22:54:11 +1200
  ...Its engine became so worn it would take several minutes of hitting the glows & cranking before firing up, but never ran on its own...
• Re: Valve clearance not at tdc?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 15 Apr 2005 16:33:00 -0500
  ...Don't worry about firing order. Jim On Apr 15, 2005, at 4:01 PM, Nate Saylor wrote: > Well my adjustment cycle is ongoing...
• Re: DIESEL starting and other general questions
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 19:13:08 -0500
  On Tuesday 18 November 2003 08:19 pm, Joel wrote: > Most people want to get off the starter as soon as it is firing...
• Re: Volksiebus - 88 Transporter - Rough Running Engine
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 17 Jan 2014 00:27:41 -0500
  Which spark plug wires did you cross? Which cylinder is not firing due to a bad wire or the injector is unplugged? Dennis -----Original...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - James
  Tue, 3 Dec 2013 23:33:05 -0500
  ...2 millisecond period means 500 pulses per > second...with two plugs firing with each crank rotation, thats 250 > rotations per second...which translates into...
• Re: a.c. removal, or, where does this vacuum line go?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 10:08:34 -0400
  ...assume this may have something to do with the engine not firing--problem is > I can't tell where the vacuum line connects and...
• Re: 84 Vanagon missing throughout driving range?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 19 Apr 2002 17:23:58 -0700
  ...Did you replace one plug and one wire at a time? Or all at once? If so, you may have messed up the firing...
• Re: Help please?
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 18:43:35 -0400
  ...Is the firing order in the Bentley or owners manual? I can't seem to find it... Any suggestions? Feel free to email me...
• Operating on all three
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Sep 1996 10:07:46 EDT
  ...How can I easily isolate which cylinder is not firing up at first? Thanks, Brian Strange
• Vanagon puzzler solved! (?)
  Historical mailing list - TBill
  Fri, 22 Aug 1997 01:18:19 -0700
  ...When hot, just cranks, no firing. 3. Sometime will start if I open throttle all the way first. 4. Will start when I put...
• Re: DITRIBUTOR/NO START
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 5 Jan 2007 15:30:55 -0800
  ...yes,I did (I think) right wiring,1-4-3-2 firing order,rotor turning clock-wise,#1 being at the notch in the...
• Re: Dist Driveshaft Installation ?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 30 Jan 97 23:11:33 EST
  ...The injectors fire with every other opening of the points, I'm sure the Hall system has a similar method of firing the injectors...
• Re: Stalling diagnosis (FI related?) --
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Aug 1996 09:41:26 +0200
  ...front cylinders (#1 & #3) running on higher temperatures. = Check out the firing order (easily to find on top of the pancake), maybe you= = will...
• Vanagon puzzler solved! (?)
  Historical mailing list - TBill
  Fri, 22 Aug 1997 01:18:19 -0700
  ...When hot, just cranks, no firing. 3. Sometime will start if I open throttle all the way first. 4. Will start when I put...
• No injector pulse 81 AFC vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 19:43:11 -0500
  ...light, and no pulse to injectors, but apparently cold start is firing. Car ran fine until engine seized..........thus replaced motor. No injector Pulse...
• Re: Aren't We Cooking Now?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Tue, 30 May 2000 00:52:05 -0400
  ...valve to the propane tank in hopes of firing up the > >stove burners and then firing up the fridge. Hmm, small problem . . . > >there aren...
• Re: Fuel Injectors Burnt
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:45:18 -0800
  ...to find that two # 2 & 3 had the plastic at > the firing end of the injectors burnt. One was even down to the metal...
• Re: Why does the fuel pump cycle twice?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Tue, 2 Jun 2009 23:24:58 -0400
  ...4 we are throwing fuel into a cylinder that is not firing? Where does that fuel go, is it wasted? Gregor On Tue, Jun...
• Re: AFM intermittancy result?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:50:32 -0700
  ...When that happens, the AFM's wiper will swing to another part of > the track, causing the ECU to start firing the injectors again...
• FI systems query
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 19 Aug 94 20:44:56 CDT
  david carment was asking about the firing of the injectors on the AFC injection in 1980-1983 air-cooled buses. this is what the...
• Vanagon puzzler solved (?)
  Historical mailing list - TBill
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 23:11:50 -0700
  ...When hot, just cranks, no firing. > > > > 3. Sometime will start if I open throttle all the way first. > > > > 4. Will start when I put...
• Vanagon puzzler solved (?)
  Historical mailing list - TBill
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 23:11:50 -0700
  ...When hot, just cranks, no firing. > > > > 3. Sometime will start if I open throttle all the way first. > > > > 4. Will start when I put...
• Re: 82 with hot start problem (long saga)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 20:10:41 -0600
  ...make any noise or turn the engine, rather than cranking without firing. I have had three vans that have had the same symptom, after...
• Re: Fuel injectors
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:54:38 -0800
  ...I wonder if one can feel if a FI is firing or use a mechanics stethoscope to hear it? Seems that device he shows...
• Re: Help needed: ABA conversion has spark and fuel but won't start.
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:04:46 -0700
  Neil, Thanks, I did ask the mechanic if he checked the timing and firing order. He said he checked and verified both 3 times...
• Re: Smoke after head replacement
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Mon, 9 Jan 2012 10:52:29 -0500
  ...Seems like a cylinder isn't firing. Going to re-check obvious things as soon as I have a chance (plug wires, etc). I...
• Re: The details of Motronic (long)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 12:25:48 -0700
  ...Further,circuits operate with such speed that ignition timing can be retarded only for the knocking cylinder,and advanced for the firing of the...
• Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:45:11 -0400
  ...W/r/t the risk of increased ping caused by plugs firing closer to the top of the pistons, couldn't one compensate by...
• Re: Aren't We Cooking Now?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 30 May 2000 10:31:39 -0700
  ...valve to the propane tank in hopes of firing up the > >> stove burners and then firing up the fridge. Hmm, small problem . . . > >> there aren...
• Re: Electrical Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 21:08:43 -0500
  ...charge from the Ignition Module to the >ECU, or is the firing of the injectors triggered by the ignition module >grounding the triggering circuit...
• So... am I nuts? (ign. sw)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 27 Oct 2006 00:53:17 -0400
  ...Tried again, then starter pinion gear engaged and turned engine a lot without firing. Then, I turned key fully clockwise, and it fired right...
• Re: '83.5 westy starts, runs well, stalls, won't restart
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 3 Oct 2008 19:47:51 -0700
  ...The fuel injection doesn't know that the plugs aren't firing if they're worn, have big gaps, etc. All the EFI know...
• Re: The details of Motronic (long)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 20:04:02 -0700
  ...Further,circuits operate with such speed that ignition timing can be retarded only for the knocking cylinder,and advanced for the firing of the...
• Re: What is camping anyway?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 13:24:36 -0500
  ...not so much as hooking up to an electrical outlet and firing up an air conditioner does. It also uses a miniscule amount of...
• Still won't run right
  Historical mailing list - Andy Morse
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:48:40 -0400
  ...One moment I can get it running but doesn't seem to be firing on all cylinders, then another time I can't keep...
• Trouble Shooting
  Historical mailing list - Cary McHugh
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 20:09:36 EDT
  ...I accidentally discovered which cylinder was not firing. I was creepering around under the engine after I had started it a few times. I...
• Re: Is it Wasserboxer or waterboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 12:27:15 -0600
  Willam---- A "Boxer" is a description of a flat, opposing firing engine. BMW flat twin motorcycle is a "Boxer" type engine---same thing with...
• engine gauge musings.
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Tue, 1 Feb 2005 16:37:01 -0500
  ...I could use the AMMETER inline with my glowplug circuit to know easily if all 4 are firing.. and for how long.. (I currently...
• 87 Non-Start:Digifant Problem?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Warren x2760
  Tue, 25 Mar 1997 17:11:45 EDT
  ...With or without it I now have no firing, turns over fine, spark from coil good, rotor rotates. I hear fuel pump and smell...
• Re: Vanagon sound system question (sorry no discussion of freedom of speech)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Mon, 29 Nov 2004 10:01:37 -0500
  ...With the front door work, particularly the mid bass driver with aforementioned enhancements, and a 12" sub firing out the dynomatted closet, it is...
• Re: Heads
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 21 Feb 2005 18:35:02 -0800
  ...Turned out I had the firing order wrong from the get go. It's the simple things that'll kill ya. Cya, Robert ----- Original...
• Re: Daily Update On My Injectors
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Sat, 29 Dec 2007 16:13:01 -0700
  ...It had injector firing pulses verified with "noids" (test light that plugs into the injector connector.) The fuel pump was good verified by removing...
• Re: horrible cold start idle, running rich
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:38:47 -0500
  ...Almost feels like only 3 cylinders are firing. >> After 3 minutes of trying to nurse this idle smooth, the van will drive >> but >> only...
• Re: I was wrong -- how the AFM *really* responds...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 7 Dec 2010 22:31:36 -0500
  ...So at 1500 rpm they'll be firing every 40 milliseconds. If the ECU only looks at the AFM that often it's not...
• Re: Westy roof add-on to Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Chet Douglas
  Thu, 01 May 1997 21:04:13 -0700
  ...I would be leary of firing up a torch and turning it on my van! I paid $10000 (van + conversion) for the whole thing...
• Re: Injectors not firing ?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Sat, 24 Feb 2007 13:07:06 EST
  In a message dated 2/24/2007 9:04:17 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, mbucchino@CHARTER.NET writes: I think you're on...
• Re: Latest On My Fuel Injector Saga
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:52:18 -0500
  ...light to use to check to see if the injectors are firing ( I had bought one some time ago, forgot I had it) I...
• Temp 2 Sensor Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:53:46 -0500
  ...what ailed my 90' with the rough rich running and back firing. It was great. Well, a couple weeks later it started doing the...
• Starter Hookup Question
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Sun, 5 Nov 1995 17:19:26 -0600 (CST)
  Well, I've got my engine in the bus...finally...but I'm nervous about firing it up until I'm sure of the...
• Re: failure to fire: the sequel
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 11:28:23 -0700
  ...switch > seemed to have solved my problem (engine turning over without firing); > but a new problem has now cropped up. I turn the key...
• Re: Dometic won't light troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:43:01 -0400
  ...On my 91, there is an indicator lamp for when the piezo electric sparker is firing off. It should flicker, and you should be...
• Dead '91GL Again
  Historical mailing list - Herb Harmison
  Sun, 8 Dec 1996 22:29:15 -0600
  ...No back firing. Is there a real genius/guru that can figure this one out? More to follow as we put on a full...
• Re: Is there a tool for safely taking apart headlight assemblies?
  Historical mailing list - rsf
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 18:37:24 -0500
  These things are added to my list of horrible designs and recommend firing the engineer. I bought pricy new ones and they were just...
• Westy Screens, and Westy Screen Repair...
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Davis
  Wed, 10 Oct 2007 23:05:18 -0700
  ...or not, though.) But, what does the list think of me firing up my hot glue gun and simply trying to re-attach the...
• FW: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drexler
  Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:07:41 -0500
  ...start, but spits and burps, and can't get > all cylinders firing on start up. Feels like a lack of fuel delivery > to me...
• Re: #3 is way low
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Apr 1996 23:15:19 -0700
  ...and checked to see where it cam out. >(Cylinder was in firing position) > >There appeared to be a draft coming out the exhaust pipe...
• Re: One more question before the rebuild.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 May 1996 20:51:57 -0500
  ...I use the rotor method myself, 'cause that way there's no mistaking which cylinder is in the firing position. (Just follow the wire...
• Re: gun hiding?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 15:07:55 -0800
  ...Maybe an oil injector in the exhaust > pipe--give it a shot of oil, then start firing away through the cloud. The > impacts would...