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• Re: Replacing Fuel Hose
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 5 Apr 2007 12:32:05 -0400
  Neal, You don't need to cut that ring that's around the short hose on fuel injectors. In fact, you can reuse them...
• Re: fuel pressure on return to tank
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:30:49 -0600
  ...The higher pressure Audi lines to the injectors need the steel braided lines to deal with the pressure, but I think the return lines...
• Re: Dirty Fuel and Poor Performance
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:54:05 -0500
  ...How do I clean fuel injectors? Your fuel filter should not have let any rust or water get throuh to the injectors. THe new...
• F/S: Good used diesel injection pump
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Thu, 1 Jun 2000 13:02:04 EDT
  ...The PO replaced a lot of parts and the injector pump, fuel lines and injectors appear fairly new. $85+frt from NM. Ken Hunter...
• Hose on Fuel Injectors - replaceable?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 10:07:50 -0400
  ...the engine bay, you DON'T replace the lines between the injectors and the black plastic fuel rails, right? --tabe johnson xtabe@yahoo.com...
• Re: Sequential vs batch RE: digifant injection
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 6 Apr 2009 21:36:53 -0700
  ...if you consider it toke-worthy to have discovered after all this time that it doesn't matter which injector wire you plug onto...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 13:07:01 -0500
  ...Same for the injectors. Though a smaller probability, I thought that possibly; the signal wasn't getting to the injectors. Swapping the wires to...
• Re: '91 vanagon GL fuel injector flush/clean?
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 08:00:50 -0700
  ...At idle you should clearly > hear the "tick" as the valve operates. > >> He suggested that I have a injector flush to maximize >> fuel economy...
• Re: Emissions failure Nox (Probably the last update)
  Historical mailing list - Steven P Smith
  Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:51:56 -0700
  David, I would suggest if you don't know how old the fuel injectors are, that you get a set of rebuilt injectors from...
• 84 GL fuel injectors?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Bryant
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 10:57:23 -0700
  ...The archive suggests that this may be caused by leaking injectors flooding the engine at any given opportunity (warm). I would like to know...
• Re: Injectors Recall
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 20 Jun 2001 19:49:35 -0500
  ...I guess as a consolation prize they ran my VIN and said > that > > I had an open recall item and the injectors needed to...
• Re: Help! No ground to the fuel injectors???
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 18 Dec 2001 11:09:31 -0500
  ...As Dennis said, the ECU fires the injectors by grounding them -- they all fire at the same time, but they're separate pins on...
• Fuel Injector Question....Anyone...Anyone...Anyone...
  Historical mailing list - Jesse and Monica Johnson
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 20:39:13 -0400
  ...fuel injectors the same? They look to be...as far as the fuel lines go...has anyone done this before? thanks everyone, jesse 89...
• Re: Test
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 12 Oct 2018 12:22:57 -0700
  ...but recently I install a set of performance injectors from Marco on my son's van (2.1 WBX 2WD)... they are very nicely...
• 84 fuel injection question
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Thu, 16 Jun 2005 12:17:55 -0500
  Any idea what would make the fuel injectors either stay on so long or come on too much? The injectors should spray once every...
• Re: Strange" no start" symptoms(long)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 16:28:50 -0500
  With the ignition on you can turn the engine over by hand and hear the injector squirt each time a plug fires. Be careful...
• Re: 84 Vanagon stops running intermitantly
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 18 Dec 2001 22:40:26 EST
  ...It has a heating element and a bi-metal strip in it and mine went to ground sometimes, depriving the injectors of power as...
• Re: Diesel engine
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 23 May 2001 12:50:58 EDT
  It sounds as if you have just an air leak in the fuel system and the lift pump in the injector pump cant pull...
• Re: Wow, disaster anytime now ...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:52:13 -0800
  He started off by saying the injectors had no power to them and asked for help figuring out why. Later he changed to injectors...
• Re: Fuel lines (injector hoses)
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:33:55 -0500
  ...Then the fuel hose will be hard to get off as it has been baked into form onto the injector. I've used carpet...
• A bit rough idle, running. Unbalanced injectors?
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 10:00:37 -0600
  ...Could it be just unbalanced injectors? Tried running a couple of tanks with injector cleaner, but didn't help. How difficult is it to...
• Re: Injector cleaning
  Historical mailing list - cesar quiros
  Wed, 6 Apr 2011 08:40:57 -0700
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Karl, I might be skeptical too if they hadn't had the graphs for every > single injector I sent. Probably...
• Re: Fuel injector rings
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Sat, 3 Jul 1999 23:18:29 -0600
  ...Fuel injector rings > > > I recently replaced fuel hosing, using Bus Depot hose (not Continental but > looks the same) and keeping the metal rings on...
• fuel line replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 3 Jun 2010 13:54:36 -0700
  ...Other replaced parts were the rubber seals (small ones on injector tip, and large ones on injector body). The old tip seals were pretty...
• Re: Wire Leaked it's smoke
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 20 Jun 2001 10:36:55 -0400
  ...That would be an ECU failure or a short from the injector ground to chassis ground (the ECU fires the injectors by grounding them...
• Re: First Project: Fuel lines with a few glitches...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 20 Aug 2006 12:49:54 -0400
  On the Vanagon engines all injectors fire simultaneously. Swapping their positions means nothing. Mike '84 GL 7 pass '85 GL Westy Brian Workman wrote...
• Stranded in L.A. - 81 won't start
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 17 Jun 1996 13:13:47 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Since you ran it out of gas, my first thought would be that you probably got some crud in the injectors. You can check...
• Re: Fix or Need Diesel Injector pump
  Historical mailing list - J. Kelly
  Tue, 30 May 2000 18:22:52 -0400
  ...Fix or Need Diesel Injector pump > Hello, > > I may be able to fix my diesel westy but the injector pump is leaking bad so...
• Re: Hoses on fuel injectors
  Historical mailing list - The CiKaspers
  Sat, 8 Sep 2001 12:37:18 -0700
  ...you take the injectors inside, let them air out, and go > from there. then return to the vehicle. i guess. hell, i used a...
• Injector cleaning
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Mon, 4 Apr 2011 19:53:18 -0700
  Can someone recommend a method to clean injectors that have been removed from the engine? I am doing a new engine install and am...
• What voltage do injectors need to fire?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 19:55:10 -0400
  With the Digifant system, does anyone know what voltage the ECU sends to the injectors to get them to open? I'd need an...
• Re: 1.9 WBX fuel injectors
  Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 15:45:51 -0300
  As Mark point out, the most important thing about the injectors is that they are balanced and have a good spray pattern. This usually...
• Re: Diesel Injector Socket Size
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 Sep 2001 20:43:29 -0400
  ...Diesel Injector Socket Size Hi Volks, Sorry about the brainless question, but I'm in a pickle and need an answer fast. What size...
• Re: Diesel as carb/injector cleaner?
  Historical mailing list - Various
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 17:26:30 -0300
  I don't know about diesel, because as was pointed out, diesel injectors get cruded up. One mechanic says the best injector cleaner is...
• Re: Dirty Fuel and Poor Performance
  Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
  Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:54:04 +0000
  <Your fuel filter should not have let any rust or water get throuh to the injectors. THe new one might be clogged already> Uhhh...
• Re: No injector spray pattern
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:45:05 -0700
  ...No injector spray pattern > TJ...Someone told me to wiggle the hallsender while someone else cranks it > and see if you get a spark...
• Operating on all three
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Sep 1996 10:07:46 EDT
  ...Any suggestions? Any connection to the injector? I recently had to have one of the original injectors replaced. How can I easily isolate which...
• Fuel injectors
  Historical mailing list - Lance LeBaron
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 18:26:09 PST
  I replaced my fuel lines and injector seals today. Used the kit from Van-Again. Very satisfied. Thanks Ken. I am having problems with...
• Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 6 Jan 2018 10:06:20 -0500
  ...We gained about 15 HP just by swapping digifant II > injectors to something more modern with a better spray pattern. Modern > injectors atomize fuel...
• Re: '88 Westy Bucking / Stalling
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 25 Aug 2020 11:44:13 -0700
  ...I have here 4 cleaned, calibrated fuel injectors FREE for you for the cost of shipping. The story of the injectors is this: last...
• Re: Home safe but still a question about that FI plug...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 7 Jul 2013 09:33:42 -0400
  ...Where did this "rebuilt" injector come from? It seems to have been equipped with very poor quality hose. Larry A. On Sat, Jul 6...
• 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: A rod bender?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 2 May 2000 12:16:33 -0700
  ...The fuel pressure regulator is connected to the injectors, and cannot directly dump fuel inside the engine. If the part itself split in half...
• the care and feeding of type 4 engines
  Historical mailing list - nick greenaway
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 13:19:35 -0700
  ...has anyone made a test rig of a fuel pump hooked directly to an injector? im thinking of putting something like this together and...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 11:04:23 -0700
  ...Injector firing signal do you have signal for the distrubitor ??? need to tel the computer when to send signal to the injectors --\
• Re: Why does the fuel pump cycle twice?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 2 Jun 2009 21:32:41 -0400
  ...The injectors fire every time a spark plug does. The fuel pump runs for a few second every time an injector fires. When the...
• Re: white smoke?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 10:17:56 -0500
  ...If the exhaust smells sweet---it's coolant If the exhaust smells like raw fuel and your eyes burn, it's bad injectors ( could...
• Re: Heavy missing
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 18 Jun 2006 20:56:19 -0700
  ...In may case an injector running rich forcing the ECU to lean out the all injectors causing problems. So if replacing the O2 sensor...
• Re: Diesel is noisy
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:11:33 -0400
  What are you doin with a diesel? Is it the dirty injector issue? Check the Bentley. Loosen the 17mm nut at one injector at...
• Re: 85"1.9L What happens when 1 or more injectors go bad?please help...
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 14 Dec 2003 15:29:45 -0800
  The injectors basically squirt a quantity of fuel based on the pressure given to them an how long the injectors are opened for by...
• Re: Fuel Injectors Burnt
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:45:18 -0800
  My #3 injector tip was burnt which I believe was caused by my #3 Exhaust Valve being burnt out as well about 7 years...
• Re: Back to Texas but only running on 3 - FIXED!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 11:12:42 -0600
  ...I was following Stan's advice by switching > the > injectors and once I pulled and switched them the engine started > running > normally again. Maybe...
• Re: Rich on side, lean the other?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:44:29 -0700
  ...because of the high instantaneous currents > involved driving the injectors and the limited wiring gauge available, > each injector is connected right at the driving...
• Re: Friday 1965? Mini Cooper carb parts needed
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Fri, 17 Jan 2014 22:31:10 -0500
  ...I have known him many years and he is also skilled with Bosch diesel fuel injectors and injector pumps. He reworked the injectors for...
• Re: fuel injector hose
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 22 Mar 1999 12:00:57 -0800
  There is another option to buying new injectors, have them rebuilt by a machine shop that has the right equipment. There are some expensive...
• HELP: stuck in Cape May
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Thu, 4 Jul 2013 08:58:46 -0400
  ...I have a leaking fuel injector. I have a spare with me. I am going to try ti change it myself. How do I...
• Re: '91 vanagon GL fuel injector flush/clean?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:24:21 -0700
  ...Sorry - I should have said they return to you the injector tips and the_ pintels_ that they replace.
• Fuel Injectors
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 19:27:31 -0700
  I recall some posts about resizing fuel injectors or increasing the fuel pressure to deliver more fuel for modified engines. Here is a web...
• sizes of CIS injection system banjo and injector fittings
  Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 11:39:24 -0800
  ...Does anyone know the correct size of the banjo, cold-start, and injector fittings for a CIS K-jectronic system? thanks, Matt ------------------------------------- Matt Ratto...
• FS: AFM, Auto Trans Heat Exchanger, Air cooled injectors
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Mon, 15 Oct 2007 02:12:59 -0400
  ...If you're interested in -AFM for a 2.1 ($45 shipped) -Heat exchanger for any watercooled vanagon automatic transmission ($50) -Seven fuel injectors...