I spoke to my mechanic this morning.  He said to remove the lifters and apply a 12v charge from a battery (like a power tool battery, great suggestion) which will hold the pintle (sp?) open and try blowing air through it. Then try a solvent if it looks like there are deposits on it.  He also suggested that the source of the water was probably the vent lines on the top of the tank - - apparently they are held into the tank by a rubber grommet of some sort which fails.

I'm gonna try later today - I'll let you know how it goes.

Thanks to everyone on the list.  Once again, your generosity is greatly appreciated.

Ed

89 - Wolfsy
83 - Westy

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Jim Akiba
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 10:14 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Dirty Fuel and Poor Performance

Yeah it's pretty cool.. but it isn't a great flamethrower... if you
have 90% isopropyl and a propane or map torch you can light it off as
it exits. It's dangerous, but not insanely so(which is totally
subjective BTW).. it is however too exciting a proposition to not try
once.  I wouldn't recommend it, as the payoff isn't worth the effort.

Jim Akiba

On 1/30/08, Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@gmail.com> wrote:
> So now I have this image in my mind of some guy sparking his jumper and
> having a really bitchin' wee flame thrower to play with. : )
>
> Cya,
> Robert
>
>
> On 1/29/08, Jim Akiba <syncrolist@bostig.com> wrote:
> >
> > The easiest way to clean them is pull them, rig up a way to provide
> > iso-alcohol to feed them at about 40psi, and then use a rechargeable
> > tool battery 12-18 volts and jumpers(or injector pigtail) to manually
> > "tap" the injectors until they all fire in a good pattern by eye.
> > Usually takes a few seconds and 5-15 taps per.
> >
> > On a scale of 1-10 for "I have an idea on how to do all those things
> > safely"
> > (1 = "No idea", 10 = "I do it all the time" ) if you are higher than a
> > 5, then do it.
> >
> > Also keep changing those filters. Would be best to pull and flush the
> > tank, and replace all the lines while you're at it.. or if you're tank
> > is questionable anyhow.. good excuse to replace it.
> >
> > Jim Akiba
> >
> >
> >
> > On 1/29/08, Ed Hinchey <Ed.Hinchey@erm.com> wrote:
> > > My 89 Wolfsy just swallowed a couple gallons of the foulest looking
> > orange (rust stained) gasoline that included free-phase water and rust
> > chunks.  I drained the gas tank completely and replaced the fuel filter but
> > it's still spittin and sputtering.  I've started to remove the injectors but
> > don't know to clean them after I get them out.  How do I clean fuel
> > injectors?
> > >
> >
>