

| Subject: | Re: Back to Texas but only running on 3 - FIXED! |
| From: | Dylan Spurgin |
| Date: | Fri, 21 Feb 2003 11:18:40 -0600 |
I had had the injector wire off of the cylinder that wasn't running last night. It didn't seem loose when I pulled it off but something like that just might have been the cause. thanks again and again ds At 11:15 AM 2/21/2003 -0600, mike boland wrote: >or maybe loose injector wire? > >At 10:32 AM 2/21/2003 -0600, you wrote: >>...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 >>> > > >>> > > >
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