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Subject:Re: Fuel injection trouble
From:Rocket J Squirrel
Date:Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:40:16 -0700

What Mike S said. The pulses that drive the injectors are too brief for
your basic meter to capture and display. You'd need a fancier "peak hold"
meter or oscilloscope to properly measure them.

What you're seeing suggests that the injectors are being driven, confirm
by checking for spray, as Mike S suggests. The subject was discussed here
less than a week ago, and some procedural and safety tips were mentioned.

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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
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On 9/28/2009 6:11 AM Mike S wrote:

> At 08:24 AM 9/28/2009, TJ Hemrick wrote...
>>  I'm not getting any fuel out of the injectors but definitely have
>> good
>> clean fuel in the lines.  I had some help and found the injectors were
>> getting voltage but it's incredibly low.  It peaks at 4 volts and
>> within two
>> revolutions, it holds at 2-3 volts max.
>
> If you're just using a simple multimeter to measure the voltage, that
> sounds correct. The injectors are pulsed, so even if they get full
> voltage when pulsed on, the meter will average the voltage down. You
> would need an oscilloscope to see the actual drive voltage.
>
> Pull the injectors on one side, and check the spray pattern.
>