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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...
fuel line replacement
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 3 Jun 2010 13:54:36 -0700
...The short lengths from fuel rail to injectors were cracked, the feed and return lines from fuel rails looked ok, except in one spot...
Re: First Project: Fuel lines with a few glitches...
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 20 Aug 2006 12:49:54 -0400
...Mike '84 GL 7 pass '85 GL Westy Brian Workman wrote: <snip> I accidentally dropped the fuel injector electrical plugs before I could label...
Re: Latest On My Fuel Injector Saga
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:52:18 -0500
...Latest On My Fuel Injector Saga Well, now that I know what type of test light to use to check to see if the...
Re: Injector cleaning
Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
Tue, 5 Apr 2011 09:14:09 -0700
...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: Stuck fuel injector cures?
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Mon, 20 Oct 2003 20:56:08 -0700
...Stuck fuel injector cures? Rebuilt injectors are available through Beck Arnley distributors. The part # is BAA155-0026 and the usual cost is ~$40. Dennis...
Re: No injector spray pattern
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:39:49 -0700
...Basically...........if the ecu is powered up, the fuel injectors are getting power, all grounds are good, there is fuel pressure to the injectors...
Stranded in L.A. - 81 won't start
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Mon, 17 Jun 1996 13:13:47 -0700 (PDT)
...If they are dripping and not a good spray then you should get the fuel-injectors cleaned. Any good shop should be able to...
Injector cleaning
Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
Mon, 4 Apr 2011 19:53:18 -0700
...fuel delivery hose array and injectors to the new engine. I mainly want to clean them up ( without removing them from the fuel rail...
Re: Help with fuel lines!
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Sat, 16 Jan 1999 18:07:56 -0600
...You need fuel injector hose in the 40 psi range and many hose clamps. The dermal cutting disk works well removing many of the...
Re: Fuel Injectors
Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:41:57 -0400
...dave.arthur@nscc.ca> wrote: > Does anyone have a source for fuel injectors? ('86 2.1l MV) > > Has anyone tried no-OEM units, any...
Re: 88 Vanagon gl "issues": replacing fuel lines
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Mon, 5 Mar 2007 17:06:44 -0800
...I have had a couple Vanagons that still passed California SMOG testing easily at 250,000 on original injectors. Techron fuel injector cleaner once...
'87 Westy running problems solved
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 24 Nov 2014 12:40:49 -0800
...Checked the fuel pump pressure again and it was within specs, so I had the injectors rebuilt and replaced the fuel lines, fuel pump...
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
Re: Fuel Injectors life
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Mon, 24 Oct 2016 12:07:04 -0700
...mcneely On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 11:58 AM, Michael Magnani <mfmagnani@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > I sent my fuel injectors to Rich at...
Digijet Fuel Injectors
Historical mailing list - pete owsianowski
Sun, 21 Dec 2003 21:51:38 -0500
...We are thinking it may be the Injector. Can anyone answer the following? Where can you find injectors? Would it be wise to hit...
Re: Digifant Fuel System Troubleshooting Experience
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 11 May 2009 19:40:26 -0700
...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: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
Wed, 8 Oct 2008 11:02:20 -0700
...injector pulse, ignition, fuel pressure. You also need to know the spark plugs are not worn or wet-fouled. If they're old and...
Re: fuel lines
Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
Mon, 6 Jan 2003 09:44:54 -0500
...fuel line i >will need? What did you folks do for the short (3") fuel line that goes >from the injectors to the fuel...
Re: Fuel injector cleaner: harm O2 sensor?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 5 Mar 2016 11:08:54 -0500
What type of cleaner? Was this running a bottle through the fuel tank or one of those run the engine on the injector cleaner...
Re: Rich on side, lean the other?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sat, 15 Sep 2007 20:56:19 -0400
...However, even then, the volume of fuel that would be lost will be small. Less than would be expended doing an "Injector spray pattern...
Re: 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
Tue, 1 Nov 2016 20:37:35 +0000
...Fuel Pressure Regulator works correctly.But....The residual fuel pressure test was unsatisfactory until I clamped off the fuel injector hoses.The new fuel...
fuel lines: if it ain't broke
Historical mailing list - Mark
Sun, 4 Oct 2009 20:07:51 -0400
Hello all - I'm replacing my gas tank and while I have it out I'm thinking of replacing all the fuel lines too...
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
...chevron) > > It has new plugs, cap, rotor, fuel filter and all connectors look good ~ > popped each injector harness off and found one specifically that...
Re: Fuel Pressure Question...
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 6 Sep 2004 22:54:28 -0400
...As the vacuum increases (real pressure drops) less pressure at the injectors is required for a specific volume of fuel to be delivered when...
Re: Will not start question
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Sat, 21 Jul 2007 08:39:11 -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: '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: 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...
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: Fuel injector cleaner: harm O2 sensor?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 6 Mar 2016 09:26:43 -0500
...Fuel injector cleaner: harm O2 sensor? I added STP or similar injector cleaner to fuel tank. 1/2 bottle per 1/2 tank then...
Re: Metric Fuel Line
Historical mailing list - Jason Brand
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:04:48 -0500
...It is branded COC-TLVW 52424 FPM/ECO/AR/ECO. > > Now of course I could use 5/16 fuel injector rated fuel hose. It...
Re: No current at FI injector plug
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:41:58 -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...
Re: fuel lines
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Sat, 4 Jan 2003 15:11:16 -0500
>I have heard that what can be done on these injector lines >is: is cut fuel line with a sharp knife and use a...
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: 85 Vanagon 1.9l ? - Fuel injector loose
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Sat, 25 Mar 2006 20:19:23 -0500
...c-ya Jonce >I was changing my fuel lines and notice that one of my F.Injectors "moves" >around in its harness and also...
Re: Trouble starting after sitting awhile?
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Tue, 25 Jul 2006 11:43:27 -0400
...Remove the injectors. Get a valve stem from an old tire and carve it to fit into the injector hose. Fill hte injector hose...
Fuel Inj Sync
Historical mailing list - Vahid Lajevardi
Wed, 17 May 95 10:44:37 PDT
...So, then these pulses go to the fuel injector control unit, and there the control unit has to fire up the injectors at the...
Digifant Fuel System Troubleshooting Experience
Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
Mon, 11 May 2009 21:54:37 -0300
...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: '91 vanagon GL fuel injector flush/clean?
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:15:27 -0700
...Re: '91 vanagon GL fuel injector flush/clean? | |The pintel caps aren't the pintels nor are they the bores they ride in. | |These...
Re: VW Engines and Reliability
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 31 Mar 2003 16:52:37 -0600
...Fuel injectors, believe it or not you engine will run with an injector unplugged. It could be a dead injector or mis firing injector...
Re: leaky injectors
Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod
Thu, 26 Feb 2004 19:28:06 -0500
Leaky injectors is just one of the possible causes for fuel contaminated oil. One of the more common causes of contamination is a bad...
Re: fuel line replacement
Historical mailing list - benoit
Sun, 9 Apr 2006 21:04:58 -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: '91 vanagon GL fuel injector flush/clean?
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:53:50 -0500
...Re: '91 vanagon GL fuel injector flush/clean? I just looked at their web site. They do NOT disassemble them, but do a very...
Re: Diesel injector leaking, was: sniveling lurker no more!
Historical mailing list - GMBulley
Mon, 16 Mar 1998 14:45:50 EST
...Your fuel is under many hundreds of psi of pressure, and your injectors, or a leak from them can littterally inject fuel through your...
gas fumes/injectors
Historical mailing list - Choreboy
Sat, 3 Jun 2000 18:28:50 -0700
...The > > fuel injector rubberboots that connect to the fuel rail on both sides of > > the engine. I temporarily fixed that by slipping a piece...
Re: fuel injector cleaning
Historical mailing list - Billy Hirt
Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:38:27 -0500
...pleasure of going to see him perform the work on my fuel injectors. Not only does he do a top notch job from start...
Replace fuel injectors?
Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
Mon, 7 May 2001 13:21:05 -0500
...Tested old fuel injectors (180K miles, originals)--only one worked right. My wife and I are going to tour the whole country in this...
Tomco BRAND NEW Injectors opinions
Historical mailing list - TC
Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:51:53 -0800
...injectors.php then today another users mentions that tomco build BRAND SPANKING NEW FI for $40 http://www.tomco-inc.com/Port_Fuel_Injector...
Re: Fuel injectors needed
Historical mailing list - Raul Cisneros
Fri, 19 Nov 1999 15:14:35 EST
In a message dated 11/19/99 6:09:12 PM, gmbulley@bulley-hewlett.com writes: << The green injectors result from a yellow injector...
Re: 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
Mon, 14 Nov 2016 20:20:57 +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: Can't start the engine...
Historical mailing list - Aerowolf
Mon, 19 Jul 2004 22:35:00 -0500
...Something to do with the activation of the fuel pump and the injectors. Should I rather ask others? Or is there any of you...
Re: Injectors not firing ?
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Sat, 24 Feb 2007 14:51:13 -0500
...Besides cleaning the injector,I can say that pure concentrated fuel injector cleaner needs more than an erant spark to ignite it.The place...
Re: Erratic runnign Vanagon... fuel pump?
Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
Thu, 25 Jun 1998 18:05:14 -0700
...sugested changing th e fuel filter, siting that >if there was too little fuel in the injector rail the injector would be >empty or...
Fuel injector operating voltage
Historical mailing list - zzyzx
Tue, 7 Dec 2010 09:39:59 -0800
Is there a source online or one among us who knows the operating voltage of the fuel injectors & cold start valve on my stock...
leaky injectors- fuel pump check valve repair?
Historical mailing list - don spence
Fri, 27 Feb 2004 09:42:01 -0700
...doesn't > necessarily mean that an injector is leaking. It might also point to > either > a bad fuel pressure regulator or faulty check valve...
Question about fuel injector hose
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 3 Jan 2005 11:52:07 -0600
While I'm replacing my head gaskets, I've also pulled the injector assembly to replace the fuel hose throughout. I just got it...
Grey oily spots on rear hatch
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:48:02 -0600
...I believe its unburnt fuel!! Possible bad injector/s. Was thinking having my friends preferred diesel shop do injectors and go through the pump...
Re: Fuel Injectors Burnt
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:36:01 -0800
...An engine I "saved" had a failed fuel regulator diaphragm AND a totally burned injector. The owner thought it was seized but in fact...
Re: Leaky (dripping) fuel injector? (searched archives some...)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:27:18 -0800
...On 11/11/07, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > A leaky injector will not fill the engine with fuel. A ruptured fuel > pressure...
Re: Fuel Injector Rebuilders - who do you like?
Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:17:56 -0500
I used Cruzinperformance and was very satisfied...and they repainted the injectors. FWIW, I sent two spare injectors in case my original four did...