

| Subject: | Re: Back to Texas but only running on 3 - FIXED! |
| From: | Stan Wilder |
| Date: | Fri, 21 Feb 2003 11:12:42 -0600 |
Good grief Charlie Brown! I'm glad something I suggested actually worked. Stan On Fri, 21 Feb 2003 10:32:29 -0600 Dylan Spurgin <vanagon@MAIL.SPURGIN.NET> writes: > ...or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the List. > > Thanks all who replied. I was following Stan's advice by switching > the > injectors and once I pulled and switched them the engine started > running > normally again. Maybe something was clogged in the injector but I > didn't > see anything. > > Thanks again! > > ds > > At 09:10 AM 2/21/2003 -0700, you wrote: > >There is a clip that you push in to remove the injecor wires. Keep > the > >wires attached. Remove the 10mm bolt holding the injectors in. > put > >something under the injectrs to catch fuel, remove wire going to > middle of > >distribuotr. have someone crank engine. > > > >Andrew Fox > > > >On Fri, 21 Feb 2003, Dylan Spurgin wrote: > > > > > "Pull and test the injectors." > > > > > > Anyone got a HOW-TO? Do the wires sticking out of the top of > each injector > > > just pull off? > > > > > > ds > > > > > > At 11:44 PM 2/20/2003 -0600, you wrote: > > > >When I have a definite mechanical like that, I think it best to > get tight > > > >to it. Not good to run it when something is not right. Can > cause damage. > > > >Pull and test the injectors. No messing around. > > > > > > > >John Rodgers > > > >88 GL Driver > > > > > > > >Dylan Spurgin wrote: > > > >>Thanks again to all who helped get me running again this week > when my van > > > >>wouldn't start in Denver. > > > >>I'm back to Texas and she ran great the whole way. After > sitting about > > > >>10 or 12 hours today she is now only running on 3 cylinders. > The > > > >>driver's side back cylinder is not running. The plug is > sparking and new > > > >>and there is compression although I don't actually have a tool > to test it > > > >>by. The plug doesn't seem wet even after it's been running. > The other > > > >>cylinder on that side definitely gets gas and runs. > > > >>I'm thinking it could be a fuel injector. Should I just put > some B12 in > > > >>the gas tank and drive around for a bit to see if it clears > up? > > > >>TIA, > > > >>dylan > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com
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