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• Re: Trouble starting after sitting awhile?
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Tue, 25 Jul 2006 06:12:48 -0700
  ...I think some fuel injected engines have a separate injector that adds a squirt of additional fuel at start-up. Is the Vanagon like...
• Re: Back to Texas but only running on 3
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 09:38:05 -0600
  ...Stan Wilder On Fri, 21 Feb 2003 09:14:36 -0600 Dylan Spurgin <vanagon@MAIL.SPURGIN.NET> writes: > "Pull and test the injectors." > > Anyone...
• Re: Engine build, part 5
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 May 95 12:30:30 EDT
  ...I used a circa 1971 type III pre-pump filter > without a high pressure filter post-pump, pre-injectors. I also had to > remove...
• Re: Ignition problem now worse
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:50:42 -0800
  ...Nathaniel On 1/29/07 9:41 PM, "neil" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Did you remove fuel injectors to replace the FI hoses? > > Are...
• Re: Injector cleaning
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 6 Apr 2011 15:08:46 +0000
  ...I pulled the fuel injectors and sent them off to Witchhunter and when I got them back (with the graph) it was like I...
• Re: how does gas get in oil?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 21:19:38 EDT
  ...The injectors would be the most likely culprit. I have also heard that the FI pressure regulator can leak gas into the vacuum line...
• digging deeper...
  Historical mailing list - Grungy
  Sat, 12 Mar 2011 08:54:20 -0600
  ...Wheedled the entire intake/injector assembly out to where I can see it. The edge of the seal where the injector goes into the...
• Fixing Problems today, help needed.
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Thu, 8 Mar 2012 08:40:02 -0500
  ...All of the impedances check out, including the temp I and II matching ohms, except both fuel injector connections are reading 21 ohms instead...
• Re: Injector Plug Rubber Boot Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 14 Apr 2017 22:02:14 +0000
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• Re: Injectors not firing ?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 24 Feb 2007 18:00:21 -0500
  Everybody knows i cannot type or read. Thjat should have been dropped dead red
• Re: won't sart - solution ( update ) HELP
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Sat, 23 Aug 2003 22:30:24 +0000
  Is it nomal to just get a spray when the key is turned then it shuts off???? I might have freaky injector stuff after...
• Re: Why does the fuel pump cycle twice?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 3 Jun 2009 14:36:11 -0700
  ...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: start - won't sart - solution ( update ) HELP
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 23 Aug 2003 10:43:07 -0700
  Joe, if the injectors spray constantly with the key on even though the engine is not turning then that is a big problem. This...
• Re: Do U carry spare ECU?
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:08:52 -0400
  ...He pinched the return line shut, cranked, still no spray at injectors but a new leak showed in a line. Bought an injector noid...
• Re: Slight over run popping from exhaust..84 (inline VW with Digifant )
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 3 Aug 2009 17:18:57 -0700
  ...watching the injectors spray revealed an obviously leaking one. if you can just hang the injectors out and power up the fuel pump ....... ( might...
• How-To Fuel Line Replacement 1.9l Vanagon (Long)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 May 1999 21:49:31 EDT
  ...Cut the fuel lines off of the injectors right at the metal sleeves. 7. Unplug the electrical connections on the injectors being sure to...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Fri, 18 Nov 2016 00:13:41 +0000
  ...Both sides of the Ignition Coil read greater than 4K Ohms.Per Stuarts suggestion, I double checked my new Fuel Injectors. They hold pressure...
• Re: Help! (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 12:26:16 EST
  ...How I fix it is get some Fireball diesel injector cleaner or something similar. If you can't find diesel injector cleaner then just...
• Re: Idle Problem & Shifting Gears
  Historical mailing list - Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD
  Thu, 29 Jul 2004 21:11:31 -0400
  ...and to my embarrassment, I found out that I hadn't plugged in one of the fuel injector connectors all the way in a...
• 2.1 WBX Kicks Back on Shutdown
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Sun, 7 Sep 2014 22:48:02 -0700
  ...It was suggested that maybe one or more of my fuel injectors wasn't shutting off cleanly and was dribbling fuel. I sent them...
• Re: Intermittent running problem.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Fri, 29 Apr 2016 06:08:30 -0400
  ...Intermittent running problem. >> >> Checked injectors for leakage. They are perfect with no drips etc. Checked >> temp sensor that is new and it is working...
• injector test...
  Historical mailing list - Grungy
  Sat, 12 Mar 2011 09:07:54 -0600
  ...you have for testing the injectors and not setting everything on fire? Pull the coil wire? The injectors are still mounted in the intake...
• Re: WTB: Injector Driver Module
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:06:50 -0700
  ...It's the injector control > unit, or injector driver unit, aka ECU and I got one coming from Mark > Drillock. > > > -- > Jack "Rocket j Squirrel...
• Re: 1990 Vanagon Fuel injection problem
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 09:01:06 -0400
  The easiest way to check your injectors is to pull them a side at a time (two), and put a small pan under them...
• Re: Residual Fuel Pressure: hold for 1 hour?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 2 Mar 2014 16:47:13 -0800
  ...I wondered if an injector(s) was leaking down. I did the fuel pressure tests with engine up to operating temperature. If the engine...
• Eco-Diesel injector question, other questions for swapping into Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 8 Apr 2012 19:17:49 -0500
  ...Are the injectors on an ECOdiesel regular 255 bar TD injectors? I'm not going to use the ECOdeisel pump; I have a nice...
• Was: Leaky ... fuel injector? Now: suck fuel/air through vaccum side of fuel regulator?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:38:02 -0800
  ...Will air cooled injectors fit on the 1.9 WBX? Will an air cooled starter work with the WBX tranny/engine? Thanks for any...
• T.G.I.F.
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Fri, 18 Nov 1994 23:04:48 -0500 (EST)
  Toyota guys ignite farts. The German Injectors function. Cheers <sstones@io.org> SStones Toronto, Ontario.
• python injection
  Historical mailing list - insyncro
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 14:07:15 -0500
  Hello All, Has anyone purchased from Python Injection? They advertise remanufactured AMF, injectors, fuel pumps... Thanks dylan
• Re: Digifant Fuel System Troubleshooting Experience
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 May 2009 23:15:16 -0400
  OK, An injector leaks slightly, for some reason you turn on the ignition without starting the engine. Fuel leaks into the engine. At best...
• The "Other" Vanagon Syndrome, Part II
  Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
  Sun, 28 Sep 2003 16:48:33 -0700
  ...So finally we realize it could be clogged fuel injectors. Maybe clogged or worn fuel injectors are more sensitive to reformulated gas containing ethanol...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler / Read Again
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 10:35:09 -0500
  ...He then pulls > the injector plugs one at a time and notes a change for TWO of the cylinders. > Now, if you want to...
• Re: diesel question
  Historical mailing list - Southard Family
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 20:26:35 -0400
  ...I'm thinking that maybe > all 4 injectors got dirt in them. I would have interpreted this to mean that the injectors are NOT...
• Re: Vanagon Stalls Out While Driving
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:55:22 +0000
  ...of it was hooked up backwardsIs taking a pair of injectors out the best way to see if the injectors are in play? Thanks!
• Resurrecting an 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 8 Mar 2010 23:32:16 -0600
  ...It's got to be the injectors. Pulled injectors but left connected. Did a test spray pattern - not. There was no spray pattern. Fuel...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 13:48:16 -0500
  With a decent 9V battery and some clip leads you should be able to get each injector to click (and spray fuel if the...
• Re: fuel line replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Thu, 3 Jun 2010 14:49:26 -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: '88 Westy Bucking / Stalling
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 25 Aug 2020 08:00:20 -0700
  Besides the fuel pressure regulator it could be bad or clogged fuel injectors. I'd suggest using one can or 2 of fuel injector...
• re: '82 Diesel Smoke
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Mar 96 18:16:36 EST
  ...I leave the glow plugs alone, and remove the injectors instead. With the injectors removed you can peek into the prechamber of each cylinder...
• Re: Digifant Fuel System Troubleshooting Experience
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 12 May 2009 07:53:17 -0400
  ...All the injectors should have approximately the same drop which > correlates to fuel passed through the injector. Now of course it doesn't > evaluate...
• Re: I-4 ecu woes?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 24 Oct 2001 20:09:52 -0700
  ...to injectors + pump relay Fuel pump W/BK #12 ecu fuel injectors injector neg. G/W #14 ecu ter.87 pwr. pwr. to ecu...
• Re: Gas in oil
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Fri, 25 May 2001 08:40:06 -0400
  ...I have never had the oil level increase before, but I wonder if I am having the "dribbling injector" problem also. Is it relatively...
• Re: A bit rough idle, running. Unbalanced injectors?
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 14:22:19 -0600
  ...Unbalanced injectors? > > Hi all, > > I have a question about a gas engines rough idling and running. > This is my '94 Westy, so its the...
• Re: Euro-Drive: 84 Volkswagen VANAGON, No-start
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 5 May 1999 14:19:48 -0400
  ...I am assuming that all four injectors were tested, and all four performed the same way, (wide open). Can the mechanic hear an audible...
• Re: Yet Even More About My Injectors
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:33:56 +0000
  ...Analog meter set to 1K, touch leads together and needle pegs > to zero-touch leads to injectors-meter pegs to zero. Sooooooo, does this...
• Re: Running Rich - O2 sensor reading low?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 19:34:09 EST
  ...For the hell of it, I pulled the plugs from the injectors one at a time to see if one of them was blatantly...
• Re: Won't Start
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 10:43:50 -0400
  ...I even had the injectors professionally cleaned >and flow tested last week. > >Greg Potts posted "The injectors are triggered by the pulse in voltage...
• Re: gas lines and fires
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 28 Sep 1998 22:31:46 EDT
  ...Does >anyone >know if these can be replaced without replacing the injectors? ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet...
• Re: starting issue with '81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 7 Dec 2014 20:55:04 -0500
  ...Cold starting is assisted with the cold start injector which is operated by a simple thermal time switch. What may be happening is that...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 18:18:12 -0500
  Well, with what I learnt from you guys and some encouragement to unclog and clean the injectors from Gregory, I managed to get all...
• Re: Burned (?) Fuel Injector Pics + question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:06:43 -0800
  ...Since residual pressure existed in the fuel lines, fuel was seeping from that injector tip and burned long enough to melt the tip. Mark...
• Re: Rich on side, lean the other?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 22:36:49 -0400
  At 09:56 PM 9/17/2007, Michael Elliott wrote... >B-but if the injectors all fire together, then 3 times out of four...
• Re: Replacing Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 8 Mar 2008 04:04:46 -0600
  ...The big hassle is the little short hose pieces on the fuel injectors. - the little short pieces between the fuel rail and the injectors...
• Re: Engine Gas Lines/injectors Done, Still Stuttering!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:13:52 -0400
  I suspect your throttle switch adjustment.How many miles on the vanagon?
• Re: introduction, story, questions about new '82 diesel westy[longish]
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Fri, 29 Mar 2002 06:55:34 -0500
  ...Could the "oil" actually be diesel fuel? If you were spewing diesel fuel, then maybe I could see the dealer doing all the injector...
• Re: Techron
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 19 Jun 2010 15:10:11 -0400
  ...t know anything about "injector cleaning" vs "fuel system >cleaning." Carburetors (there, I spelt it the American way), injectors and valves are the Usual...
• Re: 83' Vanagon - Coolant Temp Sensor and O2 Sensor - Could TheseEffect Idle?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 1 Jul 2001 11:08:25 -0500
  ...I checked out the fuel injectors (pulled the plug off > each one and listened for a drop in idle) on the number 2 cylinder...
• Re: 85 westi still wiff a prooblamo
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 3 May 2004 21:58:05 -0400
  ...if i turns out to be the injectors there is a guy in michigan who rebuilds injectors. http://www.cruzinperformance.com/fuelinj.html i...
• Re: Won't Start - Advise needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 22:29:03 -0400
  ...Won't Start - Advise needed Hi Jeff, I would suggest you disconnect a fuel line at the cold start injector and stick it into...
• Re: Injector Ordeal-OVER!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:57:34 -0800
  ...I had > been thinking over the > past couple of days what had I done to the van prior > to pulling the > injectors? OK, I...