Did you check that the injectors are getting the right electrical signals?

Larry A.

On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 11:32 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:
> 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
>