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Subject:Daily Update On My Injectors
From:Gregory Smith
Date:Fri, 28 Dec 2007 19:35:39 -0800

Jeff,

Have you checked that the signal wire from the coil to the ECU is
attached?  Without it the ECU won't pulse the grounds of the injectors.
It should be on the (1) side of the coil, if memory serves.

Gregory Smith
Olympia, WA USA
'84 and '88 Vanagons
'87 Bertone X1/9 Corsa

From:    Vdub Guy <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Daily Update On My Injectors

OK, <sigh>, today I obtained not one but 2 used ECU's, 6 used injectors,
and while I
was at it got the entire wiring harness out of a 1.9 Vanagon. Both ECU's
give the
same result as my other two. Now the 2 I got today were used and unkown, but
doubtful I have 4 bad ECU's. Thanks to those who pointed out I was
checking the fuel
injectors incorrectly with my meter. Set at 1X I get 15-16 ohms. Now, I
started
dissecting the harness I got (damn sure less complicated than the mountain
of wiring
I have in my basement from my Suby donor!). From the ECU plug I found
continuity
between pin 7 and brown wire with a white tracer ,which goes to the
cluster of
grounds on the head. I assume pin 7 is ground to the ECU, as each injector
shows one
side to pin 7 (Bentley). I did NOT get continuity from any of the injector
plugs to
pin 7.  So, I head out to the Vanagon, unplug the ECU, I get continuity
from pin 7
to the head. I also get continuity between one side of each injector plug
and pin 7.
  So, I
'm not sure what this proves, other than I have ground to pin 7 at the
ECU, but when
i check the FI plugs on the engine, apparently no ground with ignition on,
engine
cranking-test light doesn't flicker.    Jeff