

| Subject: | Re: Digijet rough/wandering idle and bucking at slower speeds |
| From: | TonyCollins |
| Date: | Thu, 26 Sep 2013 19:52:00 -0400 |
Let me offer vacuum. My guess jostling of the air into the mixture. Makes me wonder are the new injectors properly sealed/seated. That is my only guess Gl Tony Sent from my iPhone On Sep 26, 2013, at 7:34 PM, John Meeks <vanagon@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I'm gonna guess an FI connector is loose/corroded or a wire to an injector > is broken under the insulation and intermittent. > On Sep 26, 2013 5:02 PM, "Skip" <skiplaubach@comcast.net> wrote: > >> Update: Drove at lunch today and the engine ran beautifully. Did notice >> when I drove over a rough railroad crossing that the van immediately >> started bucking. >> >> My diagnosis (not validated) is either a fuel pumping interruption (from >> the bumps) or the ECU gets "confused" when jostled over bumps or the AFM >> gets whacky from the bumps. The ride smoothed out less than 100 yards >> beyond the crossing. >> >> The difference between this morning and lunchtime runnability was >> incredibly large. I think the fact that runnability is not consistent is a >> data point. >> >> Anyone hazard to provide a root cause? >> >> Skip >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Skip >> To: Vanistas >> Sent: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 15:33:58 -0000 (UTC) >> Subject: Digijet rough/wandering idle and bucking at slower speeds >> >> '84 1.9L (with the 2200cc GW upgrade), digijet WBXR >> >> Just installed the Sorensen fuel injectors (w/new seals) on Sunday. Made >> in America. On sale at a FLAPS (local A-Z). Noticed an improved smooth >> idle and acceleration immediately versus my (recently cleaned OE FI's. I >> had to fiddle with my idle versus the OE FI's. The Sorensen FI is a "disk" >> versus the OE, which is a "pistel" type FI. Some recent chatter on >> thesamba about these. >> >> Then, I drove my Westy to work this morning. >> >> The idle was rough and wandering, in fact the >> engine died a couple of times at stoplights (started right back up, >> fortunately). Some bucking in 2nd and 3rd gear. Wondering about a >> vacuum leak, timing, O2 sensor, fuel filter, fuel pump, ECU. I can put my >> hand on the problem but never my finger... >> >> I'm leaning toward a vacuum leak and more work on idle adjustment. >> >> Ideas? Thanks. >> >> Skip >>
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