

| Subject: | Re: Cyl 1 and 3 not getting gas. |
| From: | Ken Lewis |
| Date: | Fri, 26 Sep 2003 15:12:08 -0400 |
Mark; All the injectors are pulsed at the same time. Switch 1 & 2 and 3 & 4 injector connectors. If 1 and 3 start firing you know the problem is in the harness. Ken Lewis 86 Transporter Crew Cab 60 356 T-5 Porsche http://neksiwel.20m.com/ Vanagon tech, pixs, O2 monitor gadget ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Carrig" <stratmanx@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 7:14 PM Subject: Cyl 1 and 3 not getting gas. > Some of you might have read my posts about thinking I had timing problems > on my new 1.9 in my '85 Vanagon. > > Upon furthur sleuthing, cyl 1 and 3 seem to not get any gas. > > If I pull the connectors going to either 1 or 3 when the motor is running, > it keeps on going, If I do that to either 1 or 4, it dies ! > > I've troubleshot as per the Digijet F.I. manual, metering on the ECU multi- > pin connector, and all my injectors measure out to 18 ohms as per spec. > > However, what is REALLY odd is that the book states the following for the > respective terminals to the ECU: > > 11 & 7 to cyl 2 Mine meters to cyl 4 > 12 & 7 to cyl 1 Mine meters to cyl 3 > 23 & 7 to cyl 4 Mine meters to cyl 1 > 24 & 7 to cyl 2 Mine meters to cyl 2 > > And what is odd is that you cannot mistake the injector wires and their > bundle to cyl 1 & 2 because they are longer and have to go ACROSS the > engine. The respective wires to cyl 3 & 4 are only like 8" or so from the > main cable bundle to the ecu !! > > I am getting spark to ALL 4 cyl. > > If I disconnect either plug 2 or 4 when the motor is running (Yes, your > 1.9 WILL run on 1 cyl !) you can definatly smell the unburned gas in the > exhaust and on the plug. > > If I do the same for plugs 1 and 3, nothing, no gas smell, nothing. > > Also plugs 1 and 3 are clean, out of the box clean, 2 & 4 are showing use. > > What's up ??? > > Frustrated in Memphis !!!!
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