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• Re: fuel injector cleaning
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 20 Jan 2008 08:22:42 -0800
  >Does anybody have a recommended place for fuel injector cleaning? Better to do yourself? There are 2 defacto vw friendly injector cleaning shops http...
• FI systems query
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 19 Aug 94 20:44:56 CDT
  david carment was asking about the firing of the injectors on the AFC injection in 1980-1983 air-cooled buses. this is what the...
• Fuel injector question
  Historical mailing list - Todd P. Last
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:17:26 -0800
  ...are the 1.9 injectors the same as the 2.1 injectors and are the waterboxer injectors the same as the aircooled injectors?<br...
• Re: Fuel injectors needed
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 12:14:27 -0700
  Bulley-mon's humor aside, I seem to recall that my '81 2.0L air-cooled van-o-rust has green injector o-rings...
• Re: Injectors - replace or keep? Rusty Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 12 May 2006 10:59:56 -0700
  ...Injectors I had a recent experience with injectors that may e of interest. Since the injectors in my '90 WBX were original I acquired...
• Re: Oversize Diesel Injectors?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 20:19:20 -0800
  VW diesel injectors are passive devices. The spring and shim inside the injector controls the opening pressure. Injection volume is controlled by the injector...
• Re: Fuel injectors needed
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 13:45:45 -0500
  ...Fuel injectors needed The green injectors result from a yellow injector being left alone with a blue injector, with wine in the fridge. G...
• Re: 85 Vanagon 1.9l ? - Fuel injector loose
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 25 Mar 2006 20:19:23 -0500
  Hi Larry the only thing that holds it in is the braket that has 2 holes in it for each injector and a 10mm...
• Re: pesky injectors
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 21:24:34 -0600
  ...Finally, later CIS and all CIS-E injectors' air shroud system involves an additional piece of metal on the tip of the injector, along...
• Wasserboxer fuel injectors
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Dec 1995 00:31:17 -0500
  Vanagoneers, I recently had a leak from a fuel injector. The injector body or connection did not leak but there was a small cut...
• Re: Injector plugs question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:54:19 -0400
  Chris S wrote: > How do you know which injector plug goes to which injector? It doesn't matter with a wasserboxer as all injectors...
• Re: Injector question
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 20:40:46 -0700
  ...Injector question > > > Hi all and anyone, > > A friend need an injector for his rabbit an I have extra vanagon > injectors. > Any interchangeability? > > Hey, It...
• Re: pesky injectors
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 10:55:37 -0400
  ...Anyone have any >hints/special attacks on recalcitrant injectors? At least you broke the $5 tool, not the $40 injector like I did! The...
• Re: The lazy Injector
  Historical mailing list - Jorge Osorio
  Fri, 20 May 2005 22:32:33 -0400
  Well, after careful inspection of the suspicious injector I noticed that it is definately not OEM, no VW logo, no part number etc. I...
• Re: Injectors serviced by Witchhunter- Pics
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:13:00 -0400
  The WBX injectors have a relatively proprietary barbed inlet. I have only seen this style injector elsewhere on early Nissan/Datsun 280Z's. VW...
• Re: Injectors serviced by Witchhunter- Pics
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:27:45 -0500
  The same injectors that the old D-Jtonics used? I have some from a 72 Mercedes 280SEL 4.5 laying around somewhere. Thanks, Tom...
• Re: removing fuel injectors - how to
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:41:01 -0700
  > > Hi Mark, There is a 10mm bolt which attaches both sets of injectors to the air distribution manifold. The bolt fits through a metal...
• Injectors - Cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:08:49 -0700
  ...the recent discussion about injector "rebuild" and cleaning, here is a good pictorial of an alfa's injectors getting cleaned, measured, and caps replaced...
• Re: Vanagon fuel injector cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 13:33:53 -0400
  The injectors get 12 volts. My concern is the duty cycle though. The voltage is pulsed, not continuous. The Vanagon injectors may be robust...
• Re: First maiden trip over a few miles
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 1 Oct 2006 19:45:15 -0700
  ...Injectors According the the guy that rebuilt my injectors for me if the injectors have sat for a prolonged period of time they can...
• Final Report on Injector Problem
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 25 May 2006 09:25:07 -0700
  You may recall that last month I was asking for advise on a running problem that turned out to be an injector that had...
• Re: fuel injector cleaning
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:19:21 -0800
  > and then the next level of cleaning is FIC rebuilt 42 > http://www.injector.com/injectorservice.php $42 sorry that should have been http...
• 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...
• Re: Green Fuel injector
  Historical mailing list - Filcoff, David M.
  Thu, 5 Oct 2000 08:33:34 -0500
  The green injector has the same part number as the yellow. According the WorldPac the green is injector is the direct replacment for the...
• Fuel Injectors
  Historical mailing list - John Koloski
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 15:53:46 -0500
  Busdepot didn't want to sell me a fuel injector until I checked with the list. I removed the fuel injectors from my wasserboxer...
• Re: Injector color question
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:31:16 -0400
  I don't recall any black injectors being discussed either. I wonder if they were injectors that were flow tested and perhaps painted?? Or...
• Re: Injectors
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 11 Aug 2006 09:31:38 -0700
  ...Injectors I ordered a set of used injectors (from vanagonparts.com ), had them rebuilt and had them put in, zero downtime. Then had a...
• 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: Digijet Fuel Injectors
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 21 Dec 2003 20:01:52 -0800
  Pete, The Vanagon fuel injector (025 906 031) is limit to... Vanagons (1983-92). Used is fine, make sure you replace the fuel line...
• anybody need spare injectors
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 14 Dec 2005 14:15:35 -0800
  I forget who it was but they wanted a spare set of injectors http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-VANAGON-FUEL-INJECTORS-waterboxer_W0QQitem...
• Re: Testing fuel injectors
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Fri, 27 Dec 2002 22:49:09 -0500
  I have tested the injector spray on an 82 air cooled by pulling the injector and aiming it into a plastic jar. This was...
• Injector Color Codes?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 19 May 2006 07:57:03 -0700
  What if any significance is there to the color of the connectors on the injectors? That's the color of the plastic where the...
• Progress on the fuel injector mod on Audi 3A Project
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 21:00:45 EDT
  ...This lets the injector sink down into the plastic holder. I will use an additional O-ring on the base of the injector as...
• Re: Daily Update On My Injectors
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:53:08 -0800
  ...Check 12 volts on one wire at each injector plug, with the plug not plugged onto the injector, it should be at all 4...
• Re: OK, I've had it! What now?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:42:02 -0700
  the issue I believe is more one of whether the ECU is firing the injectors. your test is valid for that, assuming there is...
• Re: Fuel Injector Question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:00:24 -0600
  ...Fuel Injector Question 280 150 106 122 906 031D Would the above part numbeed fuel injector from a 1978 type II van cause/contribute...
• Re: Dead 83.5 Westy (injector power)
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:51:42 -0400
  "So I pulled the left injectors out to see if they were spraying, and BINGO!, they're not! I'm excited at this point...
• Re: Dead 83.5 Westy (injector power)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:50:14 -0400
  All the injectors are wired in parrallel. If one works, they all should work. The auto stores have "Noid" lights that plug inot the...
• Re: old fuel injectors 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - SBB
  Mon, 2 Jun 2003 22:42:47 -0400
  I installed some new German fuel hose that release enough rubber partials that plugged the screen in the rebuilt injectors I installed when redoing...
• Re: '91 vanagon GL fuel injector flush/clean?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:01:44 -0500
  ...Re: '91 vanagon GL fuel injector flush/clean? > > I too have a '91 Carat - and after my experience with the injectors in my > '88...
• Re: Injectors - Cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:44:13 -0500
  ...There is nothing wrong with cleaning & testing injectors. You just have to realize that the injectors are somewhere along their service life. And if...
• Re: Wow, disaster anytime now ...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:43:17 -0800
  ...I have seen injectors stay open due to bad grounds alistair On 2013-02-26, at 1:31 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > As...
• Re: Wow, disaster anytime now ...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:31:59 -0800
  As long as one of the two relays is supplying power to each injector .. the only thing that opens the injectors is the ecu...
• Fuel Injector Question
  Historical mailing list - zzyzx
  Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:48:14 -0800
  280 150 106 122 906 031D Would the above part numbeed fuel injector from a 1978 type II van cause/contribute to fuel injection...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 15:02:59 -0500
  ...This means that the injector switching is done on the negative side and nothing will happen to the injectors if the constant B+ is...
• Re: Fuel Injectors
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 5 Feb 2010 19:23:56 -0800
  they show the 0280150206 fuel injector , they say it's for an 84 Vanagon at $ 130. about what I would expect for a brand...
• Re: Diesel as carb/injector cleaner?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 15:41:17 -0500
  Rather than try to reinvent the wheel, why not use something designed to do the job? If you want your injectors cleaned, use some...
• Injectors
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 6 Oct 2011 11:10:39 -0700
  Noting a note from one of our esteemed owners that his too rich hydrocarbon problem had been addressed by injector servicing, I thought I...
• Re: Green injectors in 2.1?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:41:01 -0700
  The green injectors are the latest Bosch replacement injectors for wbx. Good to have! Mark HotelWestfalia wrote: > I have this 2.1 engine and...
• Re: Vanagon fuel injector cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 14:37:49 -0400
  ...That is when he said it does not matter which fuel injector harness is connected to the fuel injectors, as they all fire at...
• Re: '91 vanagon GL fuel injector flush/clean?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:42:11 -0500
  In case you didn't know, injector rebuilding really involves cleaning & testing. They aren't rebuildable. Tom www.towercooler.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: Fuel injectors needed
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 10:28:31 -0800
  ...Fuel injectors needed Speaking of injectors, I am wondering something: I read somewhere that yellow collar injectors are for 2.1L digifant motors and...
• Re: The lazy Injector
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 20 May 2005 13:41:06 -0400
  ...I can not believe that injector was ever working. Ken > > Pictures here: > > http://atlas.kennesaw.edu/~josorio/images/injector1.jpg > http://atlas.kennesaw.edu...
• Injector color question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:06:25 -0400
  I pulled the injectors from my DJ-code engine to replace them with a set from an MV-code 2.1L. The original injectors...
• Re: '82 diesel Injector Pump timing symtoms?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn & Janis Wright
  Sun, 20 Apr 1997 14:08:08 -0800
  > I am trying to decide if I need to use (read buy) the dial guage to > retime the injector pump correct the proublem that...
• Re: Dead 83.5 Westy (injector power)
  Historical mailing list - Erik Peterson
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:27:08 +0200
  I tried to test the injector signal with a test lamp, but the leads kept falling out of the plug when I cranked the...
• Re: pesky injectors
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 21:50:55 -0600
  just had a cis injector stick on a jetta engine i am working on. be careful, i snapped it off and i am not...
• A2 injectors for Tiico
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stanford
  Tue, 14 May 2002 09:45:42 EDT
  ...I scored a set of A2 injectors, fuel rail, and fuel pressure regulator from a 91 1.8 Jetta. Will these injectors work with...
• Re: '91 vanagon GL fuel injector flush/clean?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:26:41 -0500
  I too have a '91 Carat - and after my experience with the injectors in my '88 GL, the Carat is having it's injectors...
• Re: What voltage do injectors need to fire?
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 19:28:46 -0700
  Hmmm! Did your Vanagon just catastrophically died? Without an oscilloscope you can rig up an LED to monitor the injector pulse. This is what...