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Subject:Re: Dead Cylinder -91 Carat - 2.1 L WBX
From:SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Date:Wed, 15 Oct 2014 09:16:37 -1000

it's super easy to see the injectors spray ..
of ALL engines every made ...the waterboxer has THE Easiest way to pull
injectors out of where they sit in the intake manifold and watch them
spray.  See Bentley for the test ( engine not running ) .

I don't have a lot of faith in rebuilt injectors.

if a cylinder is not producing power , it can only be ....
compression,
ignition
injector not spraying fuel
vacuum leak.

also ..'feels like running on 3 cylinders' does not at all really mean
one cylinder is not working .

On 10/15/2014 7:06 AM, John Rodgers wrote:
> Heres the deal. Feels like one cyinder is dead -until it reaches near 2000
> rpm -then it kicks in. Put a load on as when going up a hill and that
> cylinder drops out -once again it feels like its running on three
> cylinders. Using my ECU Monitor, the ignition path is good to the
> distributor. From the distributor to the plugs checks good with a strobe
> and I get a good, strong spark at the plugs themselves. Still no joy!
>
> The only thing left(not counting the AFM -and I get a good signal from it)
> is the throttle body and the injectors themselves. I don't think this is a
> throttle  body problem because the air flow would be the same to all
> cylinders. The last item on the list is the injectors. The injector pulse
> is good so I suspect a bad injector,  plugged or partially so. Yet there is
> only about 25 miles -but about 5 years of sitting idle and never running
> since the injectors were serviced just  before it was parked.
>
> Would anyone else think "bad injector" as well?
>
> Would appreciate any input or comments on this.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
>