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  • Re: 1.9 WBX fuel injectors
    Historical mailing list - pdooley
    Tue, 8 Sep 2009 13:43:03 -0400
    ...I would suggest you get your current injectors flow tested. If they flow the same it's all good, regardless of color. This will...
  • Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
    Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
    Thu, 9 Oct 2008 08:14:48 -0700
    ...The ONLY thing I dont have is a signal to complete the injector loop from the ECU, I have 12v to the injectors. So...
  • Re: 1.9 WBX fuel injectors
    Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
    Tue, 8 Sep 2009 15:24:13 -0300
    '85 Vanagon, US, Digijet Injector PN 025 906 031 I believe they should have a GREEN body. The YELLOW body I believe is for...
  • Re: Dead Cylinder -91 Carat - 2.1 L WBX
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 15 Oct 2014 15:29:28 -0400
    Compression - leak down test then try swapping the injectors if you know which cylinder is miss firing. Dennis, From my phone. ________________________________ From: John Rodgers...
  • Subject: fuel line replacement
    Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
    Mon, 10 Apr 2006 07:29:04 -0700
    ...Pictures I see of new injectors all have the same compression fitting. I removed the compression cuffs and replaced them with FI clamps, but...
  • Re: hesitation
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Sun, 16 Jul 2006 09:55:14 -0700
    ...First, a bad injector, running rich, caused the ECU to lean down all injectors. Second, maladjusted throttle switch. Problem was defined by disconnecting the...
  • 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: Removal fo FI injectors
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Fri, 15 Mar 2002 15:52:10 -0800
    all injectors fire at the same time. Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting with death Dept. Of Chemistry So have a cup...
  • Re: Will not start question
    Historical mailing list - David Kao
    Sat, 21 Jul 2007 08:39:11 -0700
    If I remember correctly the 4 injectors are not individually driven by the ECU. I once studied the ECU and found the 4 injector...
  • Re: Fuel injector test results
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 7 Jun 2015 22:13:01 -0400
    Speaking of injectors these are becoming more available aftermarket. I just purchased a set through NAPA. Part number CRB-218530. List is $60.80...
  • Re: UPDATE ECU/FI flooding plugs??
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Sun, 24 Aug 2003 17:24:30 +0000
    well i was able to get the van started with the injectors unplugged for just a quick test but it ran with just the...
  • Re: Fuel injector operating voltage
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 7 Dec 2010 13:59:51 -0500
    ...Bentley says that the AFC engines have a ~6 ohm resistor in series with each pair of injectors, and that the injector resistance is...
  • Re: making a little headway but need advice
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sat, 7 Dec 2013 13:50:59 -0800
    ...Of course the ECU fires the injectors by pulsing the ground side of the injector. Earlier 2.1 had the injectors powered by the...
  • Re: Injector Color Codes, Yellow for 2.1
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sat, 20 May 2006 07:40:50 -0700
    While the original waterboxer injectors were yellow, the newest replacements I have seen are green. I am used to Bosch differentiating their injectors by...
  • Re: Thick-Glasses & a lab coat, was: How Do U Clean Injectors?
    Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
    Sat, 11 Apr 1998 21:39:24 -0700
    Our Fuel Injector Wizkids have been using ultrasound waves on the injectors down here. Strip them off the Van and immerse them in a...
  • Re: Rich on side, lean the other?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Sun, 16 Sep 2007 12:51:05 -0700
    The injectors are down at the end of 11 inch long intake runners, So unless fuel is going to go backwards upstream against flowing...
  • Re: What voltage do injectors need to fire?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 6 Sep 2004 23:35:04 -0400
    ...Auto parts sores sell "noid" lights which connect to the injector plugs to test the circuit. All of the injectors on the Vanagon are...
  • injector parts
    Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
    Thu, 26 Mar 2015 08:32:47 -0400
    Anyone have a source for internal screens and the plastic caps for the injectors so I can "rebuild" Thanks mike
  • Injector Rebuilding
    Historical mailing list - Paul Kirsch
    Wed, 5 Dec 2001 14:40:13 EST
    Do any listees know of a place that rebuilds injectors in the Boston area? Thanks Paul Kirsch vanagony@aol.com
  • Re: Injectors-What I Now Know
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:57:49 -0500
    3) What are you using for a test light and exactly where are you connecting it? A 20 watt bulb across an injector connection...
  • Re: Bad Valve Issues/Question, Opinion sought.
    Historical mailing list - dr
    Thu, 26 Sep 2002 15:56:15 -0400
    ...Then ran the starter to watch the injector pattern. I >>found that one injector was barely emitting any fuel at all, and one was...
  • Re: How many Volts at the injectors
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 12 May 2012 17:23:09 -0700
    ...How many Volts at the injectors > > I energize my injectors with 12 volts when I am operating them manual with > electricity. > I don't...
  • Re: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:58:19 -0700
    ...In other words, 16 injectors on a V-8 engine ..... or maybe it's 12 injectors on a V-6. Gonna be expensive to...
  • 1.9 WBX fuel injectors
    Historical mailing list - T Collins
    Tue, 8 Sep 2009 13:37:03 -0400
    I did all of my fuel lines last friday to find out that there are two different sets of injectors on my Van... The...
  • diesel fuel injectors???
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 13 Jan 1997 21:52:14 -0500
    ...LEAKING fuel injector...QUESTION...is there a procedure and a maintenance schedule to clean diesel fuel injectors??? I just finished removing the injector down...
  • Re: Removal fo FI injectors
    Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
    Fri, 15 Mar 2002 16:02:30 -0700
    > watch out for the injector clip-on plugs, so that they don't get > reversed, or broken. the passenger side of the engine requires...
  • Re: Arduino and Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
    Sat, 16 Nov 2013 19:00:13 -0800
    ...OK...the injectors fire when there is an ignition pulse , all 4 of them. So ....for the one cylinder that happens to be just...
  • Re: OHM Readings for 1.9 injectors and o2 sensor
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sat, 16 Feb 2002 23:52:27 -0500
    ...what the resistance is supposed to be for the >injectors and the o2 sensor? Injectors are ~16 ohms. O2 sensor -- probably infinite i.e...
  • Injectors-What I Now Know
    Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
    Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:51:03 +0000
    ...2) No fuel is flowing through the injectors 3) With a test light I am getting power to the injectors, however...I get a...
  • Re: ECU flooding plugs??
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Sun, 24 Aug 2003 15:05:51 +0000
    ...my hall is semi new, but get this when I turn the key the injectors spray then shut off, now if i have my...
  • Re: Hoses on fuel injectors
    Historical mailing list - The CiKaspers
    Thu, 6 Sep 2001 21:23:54 -0700
    >Hi, > Are the small ( @2" ) rubber hoses that are attached to the fuel >injectors replaceable?. Anybody had any success removing them? > Thanks, > Jeff in...
  • FS: A2 fuel injectors
    Historical mailing list - Jeff K
    Tue, 5 Nov 2002 11:30:17 -0700
    I've got a set of fuel injectors for sale, for anyone doing an A2/tiico conversion...They're fresh back from Marren Fuel...
  • Re: checking injectors for ohms.
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Mon, 25 Aug 2003 09:07:45 -0500
    ...the reading of .017 on each injector, btw this is on off the injector > leads on the injector itself. I have the meter set...
  • Injector timing question
    Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
    Wed, 2 Aug 2006 07:02:41 -0700
    Does anyone happen to know what the injector pulse time is for idle and maximum RPM for a Digijet? William
  • 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: Stuck fuel injector cures?
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Mon, 20 Oct 2003 20:56:08 -0700
    I've had horrible luck with rebuilt injectors. Bite the bullet and drop $80 on a new one. Cheers, Jeff www.vanagonparts.com -----Original...
  • Re: Daily Update On My Injectors
    Historical mailing list - David Kao
    Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:19:19 -0800
    ...The Bentley shows that one of the leads of each injector are connected together and is fed with power from a relay called fuel...
  • Re: Fuel Injector Question
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 24 Jan 2011 06:38:52 -0500
    ...Fuel Injector Question At 12:44 AM 1/23/2011, Dennis Haynes wrote: >The air-cooled injectors have approximately 4 ohm coils and a...
  • Urgent - removal of hose from fuel injector
    Historical mailing list - jesse lee reynolds
    Tue, 10 May 1994 10:11:20 -0500 (EST)
    I am sitting here with a fuel injector in my hand, and my van is in a parking lot that tows at night. While...
  • fuel line replacement
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Sun, 9 Apr 2006 19:40:08 -0400
    ...http://www.benplace.com/fuel_line.htm At the injectors there are these little metal "cuffs." What is their purpose? How are the short...
  • Re: Hose on Fuel Injectors - replaceable?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Fri, 8 Oct 2004 13:05:02 -0400
    I removed my hoses at the fuel injectors by carefully cutting them out using a #11 exacto. This allowed me to reuse the original...
  • Re: Rebuilding diesel injectors?
    Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
    Fri, 14 Sep 2001 21:56:27 -0600
    I recall when I did this I simply took the injectors to a diesel shop and they rebuilt them. You can't compete with...
  • Followup: Stuck fuel injector cures?
    Historical mailing list - Rob Scott
    Mon, 20 Oct 2003 21:55:12 -0700
    At 06:14 PM 10/20/2003, Rob Scott wrote: >Apparently the eight month lay up has allowed the #4 injector to stick >closed...
  • Re: Injector cleaning
    Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
    Wed, 6 Apr 2011 09:54:00 -0700
    ...I just got them to do a set of > Eurovan injectors for me and also some Vanagon injectors. I am on the > east coast...
  • '87 Westy running problems solved
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Mon, 24 Nov 2014 12:40:49 -0800
    Turned out I had two problems, the failed idle control module and at least one bad injector. It was never quite right after the...
  • Re: discolored injector
    Historical mailing list - Benny boy
    Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:58:11 -0400
    ...I also blame poor sealing of the injector tip , that little O-ring. Most, not to say all vanagon engine don't have a...
  • Fuel Injectors
    Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
    Wed, 9 Aug 2000 20:57:40 -0400
    ...It looks like you can't replace just the rubber lead and the injectors are $90 to $116 EACH. I was talking to one...
  • Re: fuel injector hoses
    Historical mailing list - David and Shirin
    Thu, 17 Jul 2003 15:40:57 -0400
    ...fuel injector hoses Ok how do I remove the hoses from my fuel injectors, all four injectors are new as of a few years...
  • Re: fuel injector cleaning
    Historical mailing list - B Monk
    Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:26:14 -0800
    ...and he was able to rebuild a set of performance injectors for me. No one else would touch em. I also have had him...
  • Re: Fuel injector operating voltage
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Tue, 7 Dec 2010 10:35:10 -0800
    ...Fuel injector operating voltage > Is there a source online or one among us who knows the operating voltage > of the fuel injectors & cold start...
  • Re: '88 GL - Gradual Power Loss
    Historical mailing list - JRodgers
    Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:02:05 -0500
    ...The injectors were serviced last year, so that is not a likely problem. I do suspect the cat more than anything else. John On...
  • Re: What voltage do injectors need to fire?
    Historical mailing list - phil cain
    Wed, 1 Sep 2004 17:23:16 -0700
    ...I know you can harm the injectors by putting 12 volts to them. Use a 12V test light to see if a signal is...
  • Fuel Injectors
    Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
    Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:02:34 -0300
    Does anyone have a source for fuel injectors? ('86 2.1l MV) Has anyone tried no-OEM units, any success/failures? D
  • Re: Whos using Sorenson Fuel Injectors???
    Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
    Mon, 4 Mar 2002 14:04:50 EST
    I SELL THE SAME EXACT BOSCH INJECTORS $300.00 FOR THE SET DELEVERED TO YOUR DOOR.MARK UPTON
  • Daily Update On My Injectors
    Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
    Fri, 28 Dec 2007 19:35:39 -0800
    ...Daily Update On My Injectors OK, <sigh>, today I obtained not one but 2 used ECU's, 6 used injectors, and while I was...
  • Diesel as carb/injector cleaner?
    Historical mailing list - Steve Overmyer
    Fri, 13 Sep 2002 12:27:01 +1000
    Hi Volks, I was recently buying fuel and a bottle of injector cleaner from a service station owner I know when (regarding the injector...
  • 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: Replacing Fuel Injector hose-
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Sat, 6 Aug 2005 00:07:36 -0400
    ...I then put on new hoses reusing the original rings and no clamps at the injector ends of the hoses. I've since put...
  • Re: Fuel injection trouble
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:11:43 -0400
    At 08:24 AM 9/28/2009, TJ Hemrick wrote... > I'm not getting any fuel out of the injectors but definitely have > good...
  • Fuel injector test results
    Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
    Sun, 7 Jun 2015 21:03:25 -0400
    ...3) While three of the injectors appeared to be almost atomizing the fuel, the passenger-side, rear-most injector seemed to be less efficient...