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Re: ummm, I think there's something wrong...
Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
Wed, 03 Jul 1996 23:25:06 -0800
...Guess my brain wasn't firing on all 2 cylinders that day. -- +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Glen Buhlmann | "Saw it on the tube. Bought it on the phone...
Re: VW's have feelings?
Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
Wed, 15 Jul 1998 22:52:59 -0400
...hardware-store in Naples! You know, the ole memory banks are firing up and I remember an article in Car & Driver(?), from the late...
Solar Panels. Was: batteries, power, wiring,...
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Fri, 26 May 2000 18:33:45 -0300
...but if jump started, will the solar panel keep the plugs firing?? FWIW, I have points and condenser and carb on my 91. Malcolm...
Re: Momentary Engine Stoppage
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 13 Aug 2012 22:28:41 -0400
...If the tach drops like a rock while the engine is still spinning then the ignition primary circuit isn't firing for whatever reason...
FW: VANAGON FOR SALE
Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
Fri, 18 Jun 1999 12:33:07 -0700
...The engine is mis-firing and I've shut it down to replace it, I now don't have time to work on it...
Technical question re: Injector firing signal
Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
Tue, 7 Oct 2008 19:51:12 -0700
I have an 82 aircooled CA Westy, My van used to run fine, a stumbling at light load turned into it not starting any...
1.9L-still no cold idle-looking for ideas-long
Historical mailing list - Scott W.
Mon, 3 Mar 2003 10:54:40 -0800
...last time i pulled the plugs(month or so) they all appeared to have been firing, discolored on the firing end. so i think...
Re: No Power Under Load - '85 1.9
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 21 May 2014 09:13:13 -0700
...I'll check that vacuum line to - I had a big back fire when I was firing her up so it's possible something...
Re: A nagging question
Historical mailing list - Jack
Thu, 19 Dec 2002 20:52:01 -0800
...I have a vague recollection of an "A" battery but the synapses aren't all firing. I think the term referred to the large...
Re: Build your OWN FI replacement for the digixxx system
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Thu, 27 Feb 2003 15:20:10 -0500
...I have often thought about adding it to give direct coil to plug firing to eliminate the distributor cap and rotor. It has dual...
Re: yet another engine choice - VW "twincharger"
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Wed, 28 Sep 2005 10:45:39 -0500
...The turbo spins as a result of the engine firing, the blower spins with the starter. And they added variables to this. 3-53...
Re: replacing noisy lifter for 91 multivan
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 27 Mar 2003 19:07:06 -0600
...replacing noisy lifter for 91 multivan > > > > > > Don't you need to follow the firing order which is not 1-2-3-4? > > > > Jay > > > > > > > > > > This...
Re: Fireworks for the Fourth�in my engine bay
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 2 Jul 2011 18:50:04 -0400
...A stethoscope (or presumably a screwdriver) will let you hear the click of the injectors firing. The plumbing is on 24.46. The only...
Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:49:15 -0700
...Injector firing signal > > >> Scott, there are lots of good surplus scopes in electronics flea >> markets. >> Maybe in Oregon it is harder to come by...
Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:18:35 -0500
...Injector firing signal > > > Scott, there are lots of good surplus scopes in electronics flea markets. >> Maybe in Oregon it is harder to come by...
Re: Arduino and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Craig C Forney
Wed, 4 Dec 2013 13:09:45 -0800
...nah, I'd better try to calculate >this tomorrow! One pulse per (piston @ TDC** on firing stroke) so two per crankshaft revolution. 850 rpm...
Re: Bosch Quad 4 Plugs
Historical mailing list - vw4x4
Thu, 16 Jan 2003 22:13:18 -0500
...Basic physics says that the spark will only > jump to one ground electrode on any particular firing of the plug, so > what's the...
Re: cross country camping suggestions?? - WALMART
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Mon, 17 May 2004 16:50:00 -0700
...guilty about rumbling into the RV area at 11:00pm then firing the beast up at 5:00 am. Now that I have done...
Re: blinker fluid and other sundries
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Thu, 13 Apr 2006 14:26:15 -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...
Re: 2.1 WBX - Cold starts easy, Hot - failure to start
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 25 Apr 2017 09:37:53 -0500
...Bad temp 2 sensor or connection (including ground) can cause an >> > over rich condition on a warm engine which will prevent firing bad spark...
Re: first try = first run
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:13:33 -0700
re this firing order thing.. the really easy way to remember it and check it is , it's 1-2-3-4 *going backwards...
Re: Noid Light Recommendations
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:25:13 -0800
...plug into the injector harness, to confirm that the ecu is firing that injector. And, essential to have, as far as I'm concerned...
Re: Valves adjustment in Bentley
Historical mailing list - John C...
Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:39:56 -0600
...next, as in 1-2-3-4? > or next, as in firing order 1-4-3-2? > > Jim C > '86 2.1 Running, but...
reduced mileage '71
Historical mailing list - Steve Tokar
Thu, 11 Jul 1996 10:50:45 -0700
...on cold starting, it turns over reluctantly and then doesn't start firing on all cylinders until ~5-10 seconds have passed. Runs fine...
Re: Intermittent miss on one cylinder
Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
Sat, 28 Feb 2004 22:35:38 EST
...open the valves // Possible 1 teminal in the distributor is miss firing under hot conditions ( halls unit ) you may need a rebuilt dist. You...
Measuring engine RPM based on Hall sender/coil signals
Historical mailing list - tinker man
Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:44:15 +0300
...and no two cylinders are sparked concurrently (1-4-3-2 firing sequence as per Bentley), so it seems it should be a 1...
Re: Help needed: ABA conversion has spark and fuel but won't start.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:55:55 -0700
...not be connected at this time. > > I am suspicious about the firing order and will check it myself when > nobody > is around to be...
Re: Aren't We Cooking Now?
Historical mailing list - Dave Nielsen
Tue, 30 May 2000 11:57:47 +0200
...valve to the propane tank in hopes of firing up the >> stove burners and then firing up the fridge. Hmm, small problem . . . >> there aren...
Re: Update on the New Engine Timing Issue..
Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
Fri, 11 Jun 2004 12:33:09 -0400
...The firing order on the 2.1L (and probably the 1.9 and 2.0) is 1,4,3,2 (with the distributor running...
Re: Starter Life
Historical mailing list - jimt
Mon, 7 Mar 2005 07:25:22 -0700
...are, quality of rebuild, how often is starter used, is engine firing right up or more cranking needed? Under heavy use with a lot...
1.9L to 1600 T-1 Distributor
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Mon, 5 Jun 2006 22:39:38 -0400
...during assembly i tend to install the dist drive gear and point the rotor in the firing of #1 and then install the crank...
Re: Recommended battery booster works great
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sat, 22 Nov 2014 05:52:28 -0500
...ll suck too much juice out of the house battery, preventing firing > the thing up. Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 VW Westy...
Need Advice - New Motor in '76 Won't Run
Historical mailing list
Sat, 08 Jun 1996 11:48:21
...Injectors are getting a signal, spark looks good, but it almost acts like I had the firing order wrong or something - like spark & fuel...
Re: Strange Vanagon problem in Belize
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 13 Jan 2011 08:44:17 -0800
...net> wrote: > compression good? > fuel pressure good? > making spark? > timing close? > firing order right? > injectors spraying? > is the exhaust/cat plugged or blocked? > > Should...
Re: VW's have feelings?
Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
Fri, 17 Jul 1998 16:46:29 -0700
...hardware-store in Naples! > > You know, the ole memory banks are firing up and I remember an article > in Car & Driver(?), from the late...
Re: cutting out
Historical mailing list - Kurt Thomas
Tue, 18 Aug 1998 22:44:29 EDT
...Did you hear relays and the injectors firing? mine did. If you need more info please contact me!!! kurt thomas 87 syncro 91 honda...
Re: Compression test results
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Sat, 22 May 1999 21:14:15 -0400
...It was firing by arcing across the gap!!! Obviously, plug wires are on order. _____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Free instant messaging and more at http...
Points Glazed hard starting 81
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 15 Nov 2001 20:29:36 -0600
...After all was tested and I decided to put the timing light on the coil wire I found the coil to be firing OK...
Re: horrible cold start idle, running rich
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 7 Nov 2010 10:48:56 -0800
...Almost feels like only 3 cylinders are firing. > After 3 minutes of trying to nurse this idle smooth, the van will drive but > only...
Re: OK Diesel Dudes...
Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
Sun, 27 May 2001 01:27:12 -0400
Sounds like you have an injector that wasn't firing, or not firing properly. All the injectors need to be rebuilt. Also, the injection...
Re: Westy subwoofers
Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
Wed, 13 Nov 2002 09:26:57 -0500
...center console with a pair of downward firing 8" subs , or a dual voice coil sub firing forward into the cab area. I recently...
Re: Ignition - 2.1L wasserboxer, 1991 Carat
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Mon, 29 Sep 2014 13:01:37 -0600
...Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >> >> But, I should mention, the firing order of the distributor is not the same. To his Northeast. One...
Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:21:53 -0500
...Injector firing signal >> >> >> Scott, there are lots of good surplus scopes in electronics flea >>> markets. >>> Maybe in Oregon it is harder to come by...
Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Thu, 20 Feb 2003 14:24:20 -0800
...It wouldn't surprise me if a change in plug gap of .010 could change the firing delay by 10's of microseconds. I...
My Westy abandoned me for the second time this year :(
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Fri, 1 Jun 2001 20:38:35 -0400
...All they can say is that there seems to be an electrical problem and that the spark plugs are only firing once out every...
Re: Jetta Power Supply relay questions (Vanagon conversion) PIC of wiring diagram.
Historical mailing list - neil N
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:37:37 -0700
...are talking about a Remote Starter switch for initial cranking and > firing up - *imperative* to do it that way in my world, so you...
Re: O2 Sensorama, was: A few unrelated questions
Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
Sat, 17 Aug 2002 10:19:22 -0400
...which it > crunches into a firing solution for the injectors. > > The "final analysis" or QC for the fuel system is the O2 sensor. It...
Re: Vanagon 2.1 Suddenly Dies- Need Help
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:40:21 -0400
...Otherwise check with screwdriver/stethoscope/'noid light for injectors firing, check for presence of spark. Report results and we'll go from there. Yours...
Re: Removal fo FI injectors
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Fri, 15 Mar 2002 15:52:10 -0800
...cyliners need the same amount of fuel and the > engine is firing rapidly enought that you would want the air pretty much > filled with...
Low Compression after Spark Plug Incident
Historical mailing list - James V
Mon, 31 Jan 2005 13:22:39 -0800
...acceleration, as if that cylinder was not running right (it was firing). After some obligatory useless fiddling, I ended up taking it to the...
Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
Thu, 9 Oct 2008 08:35:08 -0700
I swapped a igniter one time, van would not run for anything. that one white wire going to the ignitor had been pushed back...
Re: Scrambling for an answer ~ bear with me didnt search archives... sticky injector issues
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 5 Dec 2010 16:52:50 -0800
How do you know it's injectors not firing correctly ? If you observed the spray pattern on each one ....ok. but the test you...
Re: F/ engine swap candidates found at local scrapyard
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:24:29 -0600
...engine over, by some sort of hand crank or something, before firing it up. Oil tends to collect in the lower cylinders in a...
ECU Help in Mesa AZ
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley (WV)
Fri, 5 Aug 2005 23:29:54 -0700
...In all cases the chip fails and the car can not be started (it just cranks and cranks no firing, I put the other...
Re: No injector pulse 81 AFC vanagon
Historical mailing list - Jon
Sun, 30 Mar 2003 06:53:28 -0500
...You didn't mention if fuel pump was firing so I assume it was... so that pretty much leaves out solenoid wires being swapped...
Re: Odd Engine Performance
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:46:06 -0800
...But after going about a half mile, the > engine begins to barely run, sometimes back firing, This goes on for > about 3 minutes but...
STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP
Historical mailing list - Mark Drexler
Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:31:16 -0500
...Now just fueled up, and will start, but spits and burps, and can't get all cylinders firing on start up. Feels like a...
hard starting - cylinder cutting out -87 westy
Historical mailing list - Mike Kozak
Thu, 2 Jan 2003 18:06:06 -0500
...It seems only one or two cylinders are firing at first and will stop quickly without the help of the starter turning. After about...
Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:16:47 -0700
...Injector firing signal > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Friday, October 10, 2008, 11:49 AM > hi. > hey, want to sell one of those...
Re: Help needed: ABA conversion has spark and fuel but won't start.
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:06:54 -0700
...The mechanic insists > he triple checked the timing and firing order. He says the conversion wiring > harness has a couple of odd wires which...