On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 2:06 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> sure, could be  varnished up injectors.
> I hope that's it.
> is the fuel pump running ?
>

"Pulled
hose off the "T" in the fuels line and hit the start switch - clean fuel
poured."

> is the ECU firing the injectors ?
>
> Scott
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 9:32 PM
> Subject: Resurrecting an 88 GL
>
>
>  I've been working on getting my #2 88 GL running and back on the road.
>> It was stored for 10 years and it's been fun getting things working again.
>>
>> The latest:
>> I just installed a new set of fuel lines in the engine compartment.
>> While doing that I bumped the coolant line from the right head to the
>> coolant ring that goes around the engine compartment. It snapped like a
>> glass rod. That hose is a very small diameter - like a quarter inch or
>> so - and it was so brittle it just popped. So taking the hint - I
>> replaced all the smaller coolant hoses and inspected the larger ones.
>> The big ones are OK for the moment, but all the small ones were brittle
>> and rotten. The fuel lines were all hard as rock. When they are like
>> that, they break real easy, so they all went to the trash. The old
>> original hoses were all passed through on the engine so they rested on
>> the engine block, and were almost invisible. There was no way to
>> periodically inspect them. I didn't like that situation at all so I
>> rerouted the new hoses over the top so they could easily be inspected
>> periodically.  Now it's ready for a test start. I replaced the stub
>> hoses between the injectors and the fuel rails, put in new bushing and
>> grommets, and buttoned it up. Turned the engine by hand several times,
>> then checked coolant and oil - and fired it up...not!  No fire. Grind,
>> grind, grind - no start. Checked plugs, go lots of spark. Gave it a
>> short snort of starting either - sputtered two or three times. Pulled
>> hose off the "T" in the fuels line and hit the start switch - clean fuel
>> poured. Got fuel back there, got spark, sputters on ether, but no actual
>> start. It's got to be the injectors. Pulled injectors but left
>> connected. Did a test spray pattern - not. There was no spray pattern.
>> Fuel not getting through. Meaning the internal parts of the injector
>> probably seized by varnish from the gasoline sitting for 10 years.
>> Injectors are now packed for shipment to CruzinPerformance for
>> refurbishing. End of current story.
>>
>> This is gonna be fun!!!
>>
>> --
>> John Rodgers
>> Clayartist and Moldmaker
>> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
>> Chelsea, AL
>> Http://www.moldhaus.com
>>
>