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Subject:Re: making a little headway but need advice
From:Neil N
Date:Sat, 7 Dec 2013 10:12:50 -0800

Bentley should show values for injector wire resistance (total and at
each plug IIRC). It should also show a voltage value at each injector
plug.

There is a method for checking fuel spray that's useful if you're
working on your own. If you search Mark Drillocks email address it
should come up in the archives here:
http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?S1=vanagon

Basically, you lift the dist. up so it's dis-engaged from gear and
with ign. on, turn the rotor by hand while watching the removed
injectors. The hall in distributor should signal the ECU to cause the
injectors to spray. (this is a batch fire system; they should all
spray at once)

Here's a link to a large-ish pdf file of the Vanagon Digifant pro
training manual. If your Bentley is the latest edition, it may contain
same, but this is easy to download and print out and handy to carry in
the van:

http://www.cabby-info.com/Files/ProTrainingManual-Digifant.pdf

Neil.

On 12/7/13, Steve Cotsford <cotsford@aol.com> wrote:

> !       Is there any advice on how I can check that the injectors are not
> plugged and that they are getting a signal to activate them?    Should I
> just drive to a dealer or mechanic and have the injectors pressure tested by
> people who know what they are doing?      Can I use my Fluke meter to
> determine that the injectors are getting a correct firing signal?    at the
> right time?    How does the ECU know when to fire the injectors?
>

> 3       Any thing else that I should do?    Electrical tests.     Mechanical
> tests.    Stuff that all Vanagon Digifant owners should know to do ??

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Neil n

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