

| Subject: | Re: 1.9 engine HELP!!! |
| From: | Chris S |
| Date: | Sat, 9 Jan 2010 08:37:39 -0500 |
It does not take long to swap injectors if you leave the injectors and fuel distribution manifold together and simply loosen the delivery and return lines. Is possible that a bad injector causes a fuel delivery issue which shows up under a specific load. 2010/1/8, Danny C. <bruiserbabie@yahoo.com>: > So I have try-ed a few things. I changed the throttle body to one I know is > good, I changed the air flow meter again, I changed the throttle position > switch's, I changed the ECU (computer), I changed the little green idle > stabilizer box, I took the intake boot off and checked it for cracks even > tho its new and no cracks, the motor was just rebuilt 6000 miles ago and all > the vacuum line and all other rubber hose's are new. the engine is so clean > you could eat off of it. This is killing me. It seems to be getting worse, I > guess thats a good thing being I will probably take it to the shop Monday If > I cant figure it out this weekend. Anyone have any other ideas? It feels > like an old VW bug I had with duel carbs that were way out of sync. Thats > the only way to describe it, like there is a major flat spot when you take > off, once you rev it up it goes good, tell the next time you stop or let off > the throttle. Thanks > > > Danny C. > '84 Westy (Vanny) > '90 Jeep Cherokee 4x4 > > > --- On Thu, 1/7/10, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> > wrote: > > > From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> > Subject: Re: 1.9 engine HELP!!! > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Thursday, January 7, 2010, 1:26 PM > > > my 'snap thoughts' go to Air Intake Boot ( make sure it's not split or > cracked, doesn't happen too often, but it does happen ) > and Temp Sensor II, > and always check throttle switch function. I find those 'off' at idle all > the time. > > and generally, to make any waterboxer run right again, I end up checking all > the specs - oxygen sensor output, idle switch, > temp sensor, ignition timing and so on. Occasionally I find truly worn > parts, like ancient or leaking spark plug wires. Mostly I find things out of > spec, and the one part I find actually 'worn out' and not working is oxygen > sensors. > > and your symptom does sound like an AFM, but your tried a known good one, > which leads my mind to the air intake boot. > And intake air leaks, mostly those don't happen much, but I had one vanagon > that I found about 8 tiny intake air leaks on, which all added up to not > responding well to the throttle. > Muffler, cat, fuel filter, fuel pump, and the fuel Itself all need to be > considered of course. > For sure your symptom sounds like the electronics are not reading the air > flow correctly. Check that boot carefully. You can get a situation where > under or over a certain torque level a split is pushed closed by engine > movement, and it only acts up at 'just that one spot.' I'd start there. > good luck ! > Scott > www.turbovans.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Danny C." <bruiserbabie@YAHOO.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 6:47 PM > Subject: 1.9 engine HELP!!! > > > · So I have been driving my 1984 westy Automatic vanagon and have been > experiencing some small issues. This is what happens- There are 2 different > ways this happens. The first- When driving the van on the freeway going > around 60mph on flat surface with the pedal pushed down about 30% it starts > to cut out very slightly. It does not stall the engine but there is a slight > miss like it is running out of fuel. Now here is the tricky part, if I press > the pedal down just a hair, say to 35% it goes away, or if I let off the > pedal just a hair to 25% it goes away. Now it does not always do it but it > does seem to be getting worse. (Happening more often) Now for the second > problem- So if I stop at a stop sign or stop light and take off if I have my > pedal at the 30% point it does the same thing, it feels like it is bogging > down, now if I start off with the pedal at 35% or more it does not happen or > if I press the pedal 25% or less it wont happen. Now I > have a friend with a great running 1.9 vanagon and swapped Air flow meters > and the problem was still there, so Im sure its not the AFM. Let me know if > any of you have experienced this problem and what steps you took to resolve > the problem. > Thanks Danny > > Danny C. > '84 Westy (Vanny) > '90 Jeep Cherokee 4x4 > > > > > -- Chris S. Disclaimer: "Death and serious injury may occur"
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