

| Subject: | Re: Engine is being flooded with fuel. Help?? |
| From: | Rob Wright |
| Date: | Sun, 25 Jul 2004 08:56:42 -0500 |
SO your van had the same problem? All of your injectors opened when you turn the key on? And did your fuel pump keep running? On Saturday, July 24, 2004, at 09:33 AM, Mary Creasy wrote: > ECU, ECU, ECU. Just got past this same problem. After pouring the > gas out > of the air cleaner, air dist. , cyls. , exhaust , sump, and letting it > dry > out for 4 days, the ECU solved the problem immediately and my dipstick > has > never been cleaner !! > > Dave > 78 Westy > 85 Westy > 93 EVMV 5 sp. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rob Wright" <wrightvolvo@MAC.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 11:20 PM > Subject: Re: Engine is being flooded with fuel. Help?? > > >> There is 12 volts going to all the injectors all as soon as I turn the >> key on. I tried switching the relays since they have the same part >> number on them and it didn't help. What turns the relays on and off? >> Where is the engine grounded to the chassis? >> On Thursday, July 22, 2004, at 10:16 PM, Joel Walker wrote: >> >>> >>>> I am trying to get my 85 westy going but when I turn the key the >>> fuel >>>> starts and never stops. I pulled the injectors out and a couple are >>>> spraying fuel so I thought ok the injectors are bad, but when I >>>> disconnect the electrical plug from them they stop spraying which >>> may >>>> mean there is some sort of electrical problem. >>>> Any ideas? >>> >>> try fooling around with those two relays in the black box above the >>> ignition coil. the one closest to the hinges of the box is the fuel >>> pump relay ... it powers the pump itself. the other one powers the >>> fuel injectors, and it might be stuck, triggering the injectors to >>> fire continuously. >>> >>> you might also have a bad computer that is triggering the injectors, >>> or just a bad wire from the computer to the injectors. >>> >>> good luck! >>> joel >>> >> >
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