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Re: Injector cleaning
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 5 Apr 2011 00:23:06 -0500
...I have sent three sets of injectors, two sets completely locked up with fuel varnish, to them and they worked perfect when I got...
Re: Fuel injectors needed
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Fri, 19 Nov 1999 08:41:30 -0500
David- I don't know what your budget is, but re-manufactured and new Fuel injectors are pretty reasonable for this van, in the...
No injector spray pattern
Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:58:03 -0400
...Previously, it was unknown why the van was not running as it had fuel, spark, air. Turns out, fuel stopped at the injectors. I...
Re: Green Fuel injector
Historical mailing list - John
Wed, 4 Oct 2000 14:58:52 -0400
...wrote: > > I recently replaced a fuel injector on my 2.1l digifant motor. The original > has a yellow plastic body, the replacement has a...
Re: 85 1.9 L Won't Start (Rebuilt Motor)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 12 Jun 1999 00:13:31 -0400
...Any ideas about wire connections, obvious fuel line (injector) >wires that I might have overlooked? Well, if the injectors don't inject then the...
Fuel Injectors Improvement Maintanence
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Sun, 26 Dec 1999 16:07:32 -0800
Hello Gang, I'm responding to a request for information on increasing the fuel delivered by our fuel injectors. I believe the question was...
Re: Dead 83.5 Westy (injector power)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:50:14 -0400
...If you are getting both fuel pressure and a signal to the >>injectors, yet the injectors are not squirting fuel, this suggests the >>injectors...
Fuel injector question - non starting
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Sun, 3 Aug 2008 10:55:13 -0700
...When pulling everything apart, I also ended up replacing 4 corroded fuel injectors with a respectable set of used ones complete with new rubber...
Fuel Injector System
Historical mailing list
Mon, 20 May 1996 22:14:10 -0400
While changing the plugs on my 86 Syncro I noticed that the fuel injector was just kinda hanging in the port. What actually holds...
Fuel Injector Cleaning
Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
Wed, 1 May 2002 09:56:55 EDT
is there a good way to clean the injectors really good while the engine is out?
Re: fuel injector hoses, replacing
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Sat, 8 Dec 2007 10:49:57 EST
I found that when you do this job that you need to go back and re-tighten the fuel injector hose clamps once or...
Billy Bones' never ending story
Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
Fri, 12 Mar 2004 20:59:32 -0600
...The only components I have not switched out on this bus are the distributor and the fuel injectors. It's now almost 9pm and...
Re: no current to injectors
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 15 Jun 2012 07:07:30 -0700
The ECU momentarily grounds one side of the injectors to pulse them. The other side should have power whenever the fuel pump does. Depends...
Re: Hoses on fuel injectors
Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
Thu, 6 Sep 2001 22:46:36 -0400
...Hoses on fuel injectors > Hi, > Are the small ( @2" ) rubber hoses that are attached to the fuel > injectors replaceable?. Anybody had any success removing...
Fuel Injectors ('88 2.1 Syncro)
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Tue, 3 Sep 2002 23:00:49 +0100
...What life do these tend to have? Can the 'drip' like diesel injectors? Can they cause high fuel consumption alone and if so, do...
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...
Scrambling for an answer ~ bear with me didnt search archives... sticky injector issues
Historical mailing list - Brian T.
Sun, 5 Dec 2010 14:39:02 -0800
...chevron) � It has new plugs, cap, rotor, fuel filter and all connectors look good ~ popped each injector harness off and found one specifically that...
RV recall on fuel injectors on Vanagon 1990 Multivan Westie
Historical mailing list - Griswold, Virginia J.
Thu, 8 Aug 2002 12:37:30 -0700
...Apparently the previous owners missed getting this recall done on the fuel injectors. I would appreciate any advice the list has on this recall...
Re: '82 Diesel Smoke
Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
Fri, 1 Mar 1996 14:23:19 -0800 (PST)
...They test the injectors free while I wait. They are listed in my telephone book yellow pages under "diesel fuel injection - sales & service". Of...
Re: Will not start question
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Sat, 21 Jul 2007 07:58:43 -0700
...Let's call this wire of the injector the first wire of the two wires of the injector. An injector will inject fuel when...
Re: Fuel injectors
Historical mailing list - Robert Goldfinch
Sat, 20 Nov 1999 21:31:51 -0800
...Fuel injectors > I replaced my fuel lines and injector seals today. Used the kit from > Van-Again. Very satisfied. Thanks Ken. > > I am having...
Re: Calculate fuel consumption when idling?
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Sun, 25 Nov 2007 13:27:09 -0800
...Fuel pressure and injector flow rate are relatively constant, so it should be a simple matter to calculate the average duty cycle on the...
Engine is being flooded with fuel. Help??
Historical mailing list - Rob Wright
Thu, 22 Jul 2004 09:55:09 -0500
...I pulled the injectors out and a couple are spraying fuel so I thought ok the injectors are bad, but when I disconnect the...
Do U carry spare ECU?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:59:15 -0700
...He changed the fuel filter, no joy. He pulled the injectors from one side, no fuel spraying, aha! Pulled a fuel line loose, cranked...
Re: '91 vanagon GL fuel injector flush/clean?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:05:03 -0500
...Re: '91 vanagon GL fuel injector flush/clean? > > At 10:38 PM 6/11/2010, T-rev Reynolds wrote: > >> I recently had a "VW...
Re: Gas Mileage Problem...again
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 25 May 2004 23:17:16 -0400
...Second, the spark plugs are black! Third, two of the fuel injectors are dumping fuel instead of spraying fuel. As well, the injectors are...
Re: Advice on replacing injector hose please...
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:29:51 -0400
...Long story short, there's a small crack in the fuel hose from > the fuel manifold to the injector on cylinder 3. > > Obviously I...
Re: Fuel Injector Terminal Check
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 1 Mar 2014 10:15:33 -0500
...Fuel Injector Terminal Check I had a no-start problem that corrected itself. I'm going through and checking what I can to see...
Re: making a little headway but need advice
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 7 Dec 2013 16:09:38 -0500
...The injectors OTOH fire on each individual pulse from the distributor. Of course if there is no fuel pressure nothing comes out (which is...
Re: Won't start
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Mon, 15 May 2006 17:39:51 -0400
...I suspect the problem is clogged fuel injectors.This, from not using fuel injector cleaner , and the gas gunked the works up while sitting...
Re: fuel injector cleaning
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:24:44 -0800
...At 10:37 AM 1/20/2008, Jeff Clayman wrote... >Does anybody have a recommended place for fuel injector >cleaning? Better to do yourself...
Fuel injectors needed
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Fri, 19 Nov 1999 07:14:19 EST
Your old injectors can be cleaned and/or rebuilt by a genuine Bosch agent,......just a suggestion. Steve
Re: making a little headway but need advice
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Sat, 7 Dec 2013 14:33:08 -0500
...It seems I have just 1 injector out of the 4 that is pulsing fuel, on l/h bank, so I have 3 injectors...
Re: discolored injector
Historical mailing list - Mark
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:35:47 -0400
...Mark <mbrush@gmail.com> > > Got all the fuel lines to the fuel rail and the fuel injectors replaced >> (along with the seals). New gas...
Re: 1.9 WBX fuel injectors
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 8 Sep 2009 11:28:53 -0700
...Mark T Collins wrote: > I did all of my fuel lines last friday to find out that there are two > different sets of injectors...
Re: fuel pressure on return to tank
Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:31:07 -0500
...the same as, or > less than, the injector side of the system, i.e. between the fuel > pump and the > injectors? > Thanks, > Jerry
FYI - Use Detergent Gasoline
Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
Sun, 10 Jan 1999 19:35:30 -0800
...Gasoline containing detergents VW US Inc recommends the use of gasolines which contains detergents to keep intake valves and fuel injectors free of deposits...
Re: fuel pressure on return to tank
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:30:49 -0600
...between the fuel pump and the >injectors? >Thanks, >Jerry
CIS Experts: engine does not start (long)
Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
Fri, 24 Apr 1998 12:06:58 +0300
...But there was no fuel coming out of the injectors. The coldstart injector sprays fuel into the intake manifold. This part works fine, electrical...
Re: fuel injectors
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 25 Sep 1997 02:55:13 UT
...fuel injectors Greetings and salutations: I am currently replacing the high pressure fuel lines. There is an inch of hose connected to each injector...
Re: TiiCo California Smog Legal!
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Thu, 15 Jan 2004 20:28:48 -0500
...The fuelrail I'm using on my Tiico just does away with the individual fuels lines to each cylinder. Each injector is still controlled...
Re: Electrical Saga Continues
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sat, 16 Mar 2002 09:23:38 -0700
...Electrical Saga Continues > If, "all of the injectors are open and spraying fuel constantly", I'd look to > the fuel pump relay area as...
Re: Will not start question
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:14:04 -0400
...Let's call this wire of the injector the first wire of the >two wires of the injector. > >An injector will inject fuel when...
Re: Hose on Fuel Injectors - replaceable?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 8 Oct 2004 10:18:52 EDT
...replacing the fuel lines in the engine bay, you > DON'T replace the lines between the injectors and the > black plastic fuel rails, right...
Re: Fuel lines (injector hoses) clamp
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:11:15 -0400
...Oetiker crimp clamps on my rebuilt injectors they look great and hold tight. on my own fuel lines its all I use the Gemi...
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: Fuel Injector System
Historical mailing list
Wed, 22 May 1996 20:57:21 -0400
...It doesn't seem >like much to keep a fuel injector in place, but it seems to work. I'm not >sure, but I...
Re: Injector Question
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Mon, 22 Sep 2003 11:23:51 -0400
These injectors are pulsed. The more the pulses the more fuel you get. Putting a DC voltage on them may burn them up. ERic...
Re: Fuel injectors needed
Historical mailing list - Rodrigo Bonilla
Fri, 19 Nov 1999 12:47:25 -0600
...Fuel injectors needed My mechanic tells me the only serious missing pieces I have to get to restore the FI to my '82 Vanagon...
Re: Injectors Recall
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Wed, 20 Jun 2001 17:32:27 -0700
...They will replace the fuel injectors, distribution rails, fuel lines, hoses and clamps and they even put an outer cover over the fuel lines...
Re: Arduino and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
Sat, 16 Nov 2013 22:24:34 -0800
...A gasoline fuel injector would be more accurately called a fuel sprayer because, well that's what it does: it sprays fuel into the...
Re: Fuel injectors needed
Historical mailing list - Raul Cisneros
Fri, 19 Nov 1999 12:51:25 EST
Speaking of injectors, I am wondering something: I read somewhere that yellow collar injectors are for 2.1L digifant motors and blue collar injectors...
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...
Strange no start problem - issue with fuel pump relay - input requested!
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Fri, 4 Aug 2006 07:43:37 -0700
...At any rate, if we jumper (30 to 87) the fuel pump relay, we get fuel pressure, the fuel injectors pulse, and the car...
Thick-Glasses & a lab coat, was: How Do U Clean Injectors?
Historical mailing list - GMBulley
Thu, 9 Apr 1998 23:37:15 EDT
...Instead, run a high quality Fuel injector cleaner through the fuel system once the injectors are back on the motor. I recommend Chevron Techron...
Re: Removal fo FI injectors
Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
Fri, 15 Mar 2002 16:02:30 -0700
...matter which injector is hooked to each clip. It make sense too since all cyliners need the same amount of fuel and the engine...
Re: Fuel Injectors
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 14 Nov 2000 13:52:19 -0800
...want to sell me a fuel injector until I checked with the list. > I removed the fuel injectors from my wasserboxer to transfer them...
Re: Injectors serviced by Witchhunter- Pics
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:13:00 -0400
...Previous discussions on the list have suggested building fuel rails from aluminum injector stock. Not too difficult for those with decent skills and proper...
Re: Fuel Injector Question
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 22 Jan 2011 15:17:02 -0500
At 02:48 PM 1/22/2011, zzyzx wrote: >Would the above part numbeed fuel injector from a 1978 type II van >cause/contribute...
Re: No current at FI injector plug
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:06:29 -0500
...The fuel pump is delivering fuel to the ring. It seems the computer is not signaling to the injectors properly A google search of...