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Subject:Re: Electrical connections to injectors
From:David Brodbeck
Date:Tue, 16 Sep 2003 09:31:31 -0400

On Tue, 16 Sep 2003, lauterba wrote:

> I need a temporary fix to keep the electrical connections to the fuel
> injectors from bouncing off.  In the long term, I am going to need a new
> or reworked harness.  What are the short term fixes?

On my '75 aircooled bus, one of my injector plugs was missing the wire
spring that snaps it in place.  It would slowly vibrate loose and cause a
misfire on that cylinder.  I crossed some zip ties over the connector and
under the injector body and it seemed to work.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Diesel Westfalia
'94 Honda Civic Si