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• Cylinder #s & firing order?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Jan 1997 12:24:30 PDT
  ...It gives the firing order as 1-4-3-2 (I think, same as the inline 4s, right), but nowhere could I find reference...
• firring order?
  Historical mailing list - jim&kim
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 17:29:53 -0700
  I am re-installing the distributor in my 1.9, question is what is the firing order / where is # I cylinder? thanks a heap...
• distributor rotation?
  Historical mailing list - jim&kim
  Tue, 17 Jul 2001 08:45:19 -0700
  Does the distributor rotate clockwise or counter? Looking at the firing order it would seem counter? Having trouble seting up new engine, thanks. Jim...
• RE: � � � firing order
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 23:48:45 -0400
  ...firing order Kevin, The firing order should be 1,4,3,2. If you are standing at the back of the van, #1 is...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 09:58:38 -0800
  ...Mark Steve Cotsford wrote: > I am woking on the '88 Biuestar................. > I have checked out the spark plug firing order and seen that the...
• Re: Volksiebus - 88 Transporter - Rough Running Engine
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Thu, 16 Jan 2014 22:48:20 -0800
  speaking of firing order.. John, do you know the hyper easy way to check firing order ( and also how the cylinders are numbered. ? it...
• RE: #3 late timing.
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 14 Nov 1995 11:09:00 -0800 (PST)
  >that when timing a 1965 or later Bug, you will find that #3 >cylinder is late firing while the other three seem to check...
• Re: blinker fluid and other sundries
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 15:01:35 -0700
  Sent a 'boot' out for 50 yards of firing line one day. He wnet from co. suppy to battalion up to regigment before he...
• Re: firing on 3 cylinders.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:50:37 -0600
  ...Even if you have bad valves and rings, if that plug is firing, you will get something = some kind of reaction to removing the...
• Re: Ignition - 2.1L wasserboxer, 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 28 Sep 2014 21:04:39 -1000
  ...that's not the firing order.. that's how the cylinders are numbered ...... which ya gotta know to sus out the firing order for...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 11:42:04 -0700
  ...The fact that 2 seem to be firing should let me > know something right? > > 3 Any thing else that I should do? Electrical tests...
• Re: DITRIBUTOR/NO START
  Historical mailing list - Mike Stainbrook
  Sat, 6 Jan 2007 13:47:38 -0500
  thank you for the response,and yes I have learned the cylinder #system and the firing order,it's down to the position of...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 13:48:16 -0500
  ...The fact that 2 seem > to be firing should let me know something right? > > 3 Any thing else that I should do? Electrical tests...
• Re: Which tachometer? 400-1300Hz or 800-2400Hz
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 1 May 2011 12:56:59 -0700
  ...Four coil firings equals two full revolutions of the crankshaft, if I remember correctly. So 1000 rpm would have 2000 sparks per minute, or...
• Re: Cylinder #s & firing order?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Jan 1997 21:55:32 -0500
  ...It gives > the firing order as 1-4-3-2 (I think, same as the inline 4s, right), > but nowhere could I find reference...
• Mis-firing
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Mon, 8 Oct 2007 15:43:08 -0700
  ...It seems to be not firing/misfiring on cyl 1. I did not change any timing related anything, my plug wires are correct. I...
• Re: Injector Wiring Order?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 6 Oct 1997 22:59:42 EDT
  Yes,they all be firing simultaneously i.e. wired in parallel. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis <Kernersville NC, The Heart of the Triad...
• Re: Frankenwagen...
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:56:19 -0500
  >> So, last night was the official firing up of my bostig engine!!! Everything went really well, and I went for a quick test drive...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 9 Oct 2008 21:33:47 -0700
  ...Injector firing signal > hi. > I think a Noid light is not just an incandescent bulb. > might be though I suppose. > --SEVERAL I LOOKED AT...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 13:52:57 -0500
  ...The fact that 2 seem to be firing should let me know something right? >> >> 3 Any thing else that I should do? Electrical tests...
• Re: help--Firing order
  Historical mailing list - Brian Kelly
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 14:59:41 EDT
  ...From the rear of the engine looking down. Rotor rotation, clockwise. Firing order 1. 4. 3. 2. If the distributor is set as the...
• Re: Help please?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 15:12:56 -0700
  ...Is the firing order in the Bentley or owners manual? I can't seem to find it...
• Re: Firing Order
  Historical mailing list - Brad Spear
  Sun, 5 Oct 1997 15:02:15 -0400
  In a message dated 97-10-04 19:16:55 EDT, ralfk@POP.EROLS.COM writes: << ?????? 4 |------[_______]-------|1 ?????? ?????? 2 |------[_______]-------|3 ??????? Any suggestions welcome. >> Should...
• Re: Hydraulic valve adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:55:27 -0400
  If you start with #1 cylinder, and rotate the engine 180� normally (clockwise) for each cylinder, you'll have to go with the firing...
• Re: Engine Shudders -2.1L WBX.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 24 Sep 2014 22:17:31 -0300
  ...I checked with an > induction timing light the firing of each ignition wire up 2500 rpm. Each > was good. Yet it still shudders on...
• Re: AFM intermittancy result?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Thu, 12 Aug 2010 07:07:29 -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...
• Re: Surging 1.9 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Resiolute
  Mon, 2 Oct 2006 20:25:02 -0700
  ...but I guess that's because I have had it idled higher to avoid the mis the two injectors not firing was causing. Once...
• Number 3 cylinder not firing
  Historical mailing list - Ron Hill
  Fri, 29 Oct 1999 10:04:11 -0500
  Hello Volks, After some dianostic work I discovered that the poor performance of my beloved 81 Vanagon results from the #3 cylinder not firing...
• Re: Smoke with injector firing?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 22:43:46 -0700
  How far have you driven after the fix? You probably have a bunch of unburned crud in your #1 exhaust. I installed an exhaust...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Thu, 9 Oct 2008 20:18:44 -0700
  ...no flash = ecu is not firing the injectors. --SAME AS LED TEST THOUGH RIGHT? why do you think you have fuel pressure ? --PRESSURE GAUGE...
• Re: Number 3 cylinder not firing
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sun, 31 Oct 1999 07:39:39 -0500
  ...Number 3 cylinder not firing Ron Hill wrote: > I have > replaced the points, plugs and plug wires and set the timing and point gap...
• How are cylinders numbered (85 vanagon)?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Apr 1996 08:56:38 -0500 (CDT)
  ...does one determine which spark plug wires go where? I know the firing order is 1-4-3-2, but ... Thanks a bunch, David
• Re: No start/ Yes spark II
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 2 Nov 2011 12:51:46 -0700
  ...the small simple tool, used to check if the ecu is firing >> the injectors. >> Just plug it on an injector plug .. >> with key on...
• Re: push start
  Historical mailing list - Ed Mellinger
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 10:42:44 -0800
  ...If the problem is such as to send unburned or partially burned fuel out the exhaust (cylinder not firing, mixture way too rich, etc...
• Frankenwagen...
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:36:50 -0500
  Hi All, So, last night was the official firing up of my bostig engine!!! Everything went really well, and I went for a quick...
• Re: blinker fluid and other sundries
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:08:08 -0700
  ...Holding down the awning Try the military suplus sites, they usually have a good supply of used firing line, quite rugged and works just...
• Mis-firing
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Tue, 9 Oct 2007 13:05:12 -0700
  ...Mis-firing > >I had exactly the same symptoms. The Bentley ECU pin test revealed that #1 >fuel injector was not firing and pointed to...
• Re: Friday: Firing Up The Beast of Turin
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 5 Dec 2014 10:45:46 -0500
  ...Now, because I've seen it already, it's a nice little video clip showing the firing up, for the first time in 100...
• Success + Timing question.
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 23:39:40 -0600
  ...It would surge on and off almost as if the engine was firing for 10 seconds and then just stopped firing for about 2...
• Re: #1 firing position on 009? (2.0 l FI)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Nov 1995 08:23:30 -0700 (MST)
  ...1750cc actually) --- secondly, there can't possibly be a difference in firing order, or the thing wouldn't run. Thirdly, valve settings have absolutely...
• Re: valve adjustment proceedure
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Aug 1996 22:21:38 -0400
  In a message dated 96-07-31 23:12:08 EDT, Douglas wrote: << Because the firing order is 1-4-3-2, with the...
• Re: Scrambling for an answer ~ bear with me didnt search archives... sticky injector issues
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Sun, 5 Dec 2010 19:15:13 -0500
  ...my van sat for 6 days while I was on vacation and now the > injectors are not firing right. I just dumped some berryman...
• Re: Electrical Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - Andrew
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 06:55:39 -0800
  ...However, the injectors are not firing. My question is: Does the >ignition module, which is connected to the ECU by a white wire, trigger...
• Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 13:19:57 -0800
  I agree with this theory but if the time differential is microseconds can this have a real effect on the timing of the firing...
• OOoooo, ouch. re: firing order and plugs.
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 22:05:41 -0600
  ...Oh, and by the way, THE FIRING ORDER IS THE SAME ON ALL OF EM: 1, 4, 3, 2. AIR COOLED BOXER (Any vintage...
• CYLINDER #'s and FIRING ORDER - Were getting there.
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Grotz
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 15:43:46 -0400
  ...CYLINDER #'s and FIRING ORDER - Another thing ... all injectors fire simultaneously so it doesn't matter which injector gets which connector. You could have...
• Problem with 90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
  Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:58:36 -0600
  ...Good fuel pressure (new fuel pump, filters, I put gauge on the system to make sure) I am not firing on 3&4. I...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Ralf Kalscheuer
  Sat, 4 Oct 1997 19:15:09 -0400
  ...it runs a bit strange, does anyone know what the correct firing order is and how are the cylinders numbered. I think I connected...
• Spark plug wires
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:42:18 -0400
  ...Can someone tell me where each wire goes? Not the firing order but where each one goes in relation to the cap. I may...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:32:09 -0700
  TO CONCLUDE... A New Bosch cap n Rotor and it fired up. My test light isnt sensitive enough to measure injector pulse Home made...
• water in fridge vent?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sun, 1 Feb 2009 22:16:39 -0500
  ...water will just evaporate and not cause any problems? (Propane is empty right now so I can't try firing it up). Thanks! -Wes
• VW-'71 BUS-QUESTIONS ABOUT DIFFERENCES IN CYLINDER TIMING
  Historical mailing list - Nick Pace
  Tue, 05 Sep 95 13:41:37 PDT
  ...Much to my surprise, plugs 2, 3, and 4 were actually firing about with about 5 degrees of retard compared to number one. In...
• Re: Electrical Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 20:32:20 -0500
  ...However, the injectors are not firing. My question > is: Does the > ignition module, which is connected to the ECU by a white > wire, trigger...
• Re: Westy ocassional missing & bucking...
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 19:41:57 -0400
  ...and well gapped? Wires are good? Caps and rotor? How about electrical connections in the engine? The injectors are firing good? Good luck, Shawn.
• Re: Mis-firing
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 9 Oct 2007 16:23:10 -0400
  ...Mis-firing >> >> I had exactly the same symptoms. The Bentley ECU pin test revealed that #1 >> fuel injector was not firing and pointed to...
• Re: Mis-firing
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 8 Oct 2007 22:13:30 -0400
  ...The Bentley ECU pin test revealed that #1 fuel injector was not firing and pointed to an ECU problem. Replacing the ECU did the...
• Re: Common problem, I think
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 2 Mar 2007 11:52:59 -0800
  ...one cylider was not firing due to a crapped out plug *after* cleaning the fuel system. Always worth a check! Jon > also, not impossible...
• Re: o2 sensor voltage
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Wed, 4 Apr 2007 09:21:17 -0700
  ...Remeber that the non- firing cylinders are creating a false rich signal, so the computer is leaning out the mixtur,e which means the...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 9 Oct 2008 17:57:33 -0700
  ...Injector firing signal > Yeah, I mistaked too. I meant from the coil to ECU #1 > I tested the continuity in that wire, all good...
• 1.9 wasserboxer firing order
  Historical mailing list - john tomljenovic
  Sat, 12 May 2001 20:41:10 -0700
  ...Went though the bentley for like an hour but could not find any mention of firing order or even cylinder numbers. does any listers...