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Subject:Re: Wow, disaster anytime now ...
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:43:17 -0800

Look at ground strap(s) tranny and engine. I have seen injectors stay open due to bad grounds

alistair

On 2013-02-26, at 1:31 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:

> As long as one of the two relays is supplying power to each injector ..
> the only thing that opens the injectors is the ecu supplying ground to
> the other terminal on each injector.
> 
> They are batchfired ..that is all at once, in milliseconds, like they
> are one big 4-part injector.
> and with 4 wires from ecu to each injector I am pretty sure without
> looking at Bentley ..
>  if it's doing it to all 4 cylinders..
> it sure can't be 4 grounded injector wireson their way from ecu to each
> injector.
> therefore ...most likely ecu.
> 
> 
> On 2/26/2013 1:13 PM, Steven Johnson wrote:
>> I would check the engine relays to see if they have been by-passed somehow.
>> 
>> Steven
>> 91 Westy
>> 
>> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 1:04 PM, HotelWestfalia <zolo@foxinternet.net>wrote:
>> 
>>> 1.9 engine.
>>> 
>>> I sent question earlier what to do to have power to the injectors.  I kept
>>> on testing things according to the Bentley.
>>> 
>>> Now, as I have the key �on�, the pump is running constantly and the
>>> injectors are having power all the time, filling up the engine with gas.
>>> 
>>> Not supposed to happen, right?
>>> 
>>> And what makes all this scary things happen.
>>> 
>>> Anyone?
>>> 
>>> Zoltan
>>>