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• Re: Questions about your 1.9D
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Mon, 11 Dec 2000 17:03:21 EST
  ...Good stock 1.6 NA injectors if running NA or 1.6TD injectors if turbo are probably OK for what you and I are...
• Re: Replacing Fuel Injector hose-
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sat, 6 Aug 2005 07:20:07 -0700
  ...About to replace all the fuel hoses and will be replacing the short hoses that run from the rail to the injectors. I've...
• Re: Rich on side, lean the other?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Jarvinen
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 18:54:26 -0700
  ...so on the left side the boots over the top of the injectors go bad sooner and grit and moisture can build up and...
• Re: Fuel Injectors ('88 2.1 Syncro)
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 23:45:13 +0100
  ...Fuel Injectors ('88 2.1 Syncro) > > > What life do these tend to have? > > i've seen good ones run over 275,000 miles0 > > > Can...
• Re: weird problem w/ poor 85 Westy gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 14:24:25 -0800
  Cory Zumbrennen wrote: > > On Fri, 10 Jan 1997, Lawrence Johnson wrote: > > > > > > We were using cheap injector cleaner ($6.00 for 5 applications) not > > OCTANE...
• '91 injector Recall
  Historical mailing list - Barbara Sutton/Cris Torlasco
  Wed, 3 Jun 1998 22:00:24 -0700
  ...After running my Westfalia's VIN, I was told by the local VW dealership that it wasn't part of the 1991 injector recall...
• Opinions please on this injector hose
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Mon, 26 Jul 2021 11:25:59 -0600
  MEYLE 73379 TYPE B 7.0X 12.6 MM Cotton Overbraided Fuel Fuel Resistant Oil Resistant For delivery of transmission oil, fuel oil, automotive...
• Re: Strobing Reverse Lights -- bright light
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 12:16:58 +0100
  What about an additional fuel injector in the intake manifold, set up to spray ATF! This makes a thick nice smoke layer. PerL 87...
• Re: temp gauge and fuel injection
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Kerry
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 21:46:58 -0500
  ...fuse? sensor? wires? where to look first? also anyone know where i can get some fuel injectors for my 90 gl. i am also...
• Re: Need help with hard start after stop
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Thu, 7 Jun 2012 16:20:17 -0400
  Thanks, Dennis, That was the problem, all four injectors were leaking! Maybe this could be added to the archives. George ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis...
• Re: Cleaned Injectors-Now No Start
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:16:17 -0800
  Sorry if this has been covered, but did the van start/run (on old injectors) with the Euro ECU installed? Are you able to...
• Re: Ignition - 2.1L wasserboxer, 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 28 Sep 2014 21:04:39 -1000
  ...My Shoebox Electronic >>> gizmo >>>> shows the ECU fuel injector pulse proper - but tells me nothing about >>> each >>>> injector. The injectors were cleaned, serviced and...
• Re: Re(2): Rough running when Hot
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Jan 1997 10:40:36 PDT
  > Larry, > > Your explanation of the effects of a dirty injector do not conform with the > symtoms that I am experiencing. The motor starts up...
• Engine fire and replacing fuel line.
  Historical mailing list - Wil Barker
  Tue, 22 Sep 1998 15:42:12 -0400
  ...but I've heard that the short 1" connection between the actual injector and the injector manifold (i don't know what to call...
• Re: 89 Syncro Westy - Finally running right - Thank you
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:20:34 -0700
  ...My mechanic also replaced all the fuel lines when he installed the injectors and fuel rails. John
• Fwd: Digifant Troubles
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Wed, 1 Mar 2000 11:51:44 EST
  ...There was a series of uncoordinated rapid pulses of the fuel injectors and of the coil (both were indicated by the Digifant tool and...
• Re: Update: Bad Valve Issues/Question, Opinion sought.
  Historical mailing list - Ed Sato
  Sat, 28 Sep 2002 15:23:22 -1000
  ...I did have a leaking injector and believe that is what > caused my backfire. Very noticeable improvement in acceleration > also; can do 0 to...
• Re: Engine is being flooded with fuel. Help??
  Historical mailing list - Rob Wright
  Sat, 24 Jul 2004 03:32:44 -0500
  ...I pulled the injectors out and a couple are >> spraying fuel so I thought ok the injectors are bad, but when I >> disconnect the...
• Re: Discovered my clutch failure reason.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
  Wed, 26 May 2021 15:26:47 -0400
  ...Rebuilt a spare throttle body, and plenum, injectors, runners, hose > > assembly. > > > > > > Waiting for rain to stop before I drop motor. > > > > Hey Alistair > > > > While You...
• Take II-'91 Bucking and Digitool Readings-solution?
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 08:39:45 -0800
  ...I reported that my Digitool indicated that the fuel injectors were shutting off with each power loss. I also said the AFM output looked...
• Re: Grey oily spots on rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:59:28 -0800
  ...Was > thinking having my friends preferred diesel shop do injectors and go > through the pump too maybe raise the psi too?? Hoping for better...
• Re: crank crank THUD continues
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 14:09:54 -0600
  ...Remember, oil is cheap, engines are expensive. >what can i do with this injector. can it be cleaned and reused (and >trusted?) or should...
• Re: I did the ultimate upgrade for Christmas!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 30 Dec 2007 10:45:12 -0800
  ...This is more or less common-rail technology that "everybody else" has been using for a while with the Diesel injectors functioning the same...
• Re: Injectors serviced by Witchhunter- Pics
  Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
  Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:29:03 -0400
  I have no experience with this. Can I ask what did the $19 cover? Cleaning, I suppose? Thanks, Tony -- 82 Scirocco "Rodolfo" 85 Vanagon...
• Re: '86 injector seals - where to buy?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 10 Jun 1998 23:25:00 -0400
  NOT at your FLAPS, they are crap (under Sorensen brand name here) you need real Bosch seals, where to get them I don't...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 11:42:04 -0700
  ...the > injectors pressure tested by people who know what they are > doing? Can I use my Fluke meter to determine that the injectors > are...
• Re: 1981 flooding issue
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 20 Feb 2004 08:35:20 -0800
  ...Perhaps the Cold Start Injector is pumping gas >all the time ? You can disconnect the electrical connectors and that *should* stop both items from...
• Re: fuel lines replacing
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 10:31:06 -0400
  ...I also replaced the small hose (same stuff) supplying each injector. You need to cut it to lessen the grip it has on the...
• Re: Oil/gas leak from passenger cv joint
  Historical mailing list - Zach Hale
  Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:31:51 -0500
  ...Are you saying I should replace the entire hose from the spot where it splits to the fuel injectors all the way to the...
• Re: The coninuing distributer saga - LOOONG
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sat, 1 May 2010 20:15:28 -0400
  >> and personally ...I don't think 'all new rebuilt injectors' is what it is supposed to be always...like to me, chances of introducing...
• Re: Follow-up RE: fuel lines; the injector side
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sun, 27 Jun 1999 00:11:32 -0700
  ...fuel lines; the injector side > > > Well, I finally found time to test the FI connection on the injector. I > applied over 80psi and tried...
• Re: Some Info & a Question
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 13 Jul 2002 18:51:03 -0400
  Craig Sometimes the "Eye Glass" shaped injector metal retainer gets bent. What I found was if you tap the retainer piece in the middle...
• Re: Running Rich - O2 sensor reading low?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 19:29:05 -0800
  ...For the hell of it, I pulled the plugs from > the injectors one at a time to see if one of them was blatantly...
• 1990 Vanagon Fuel injection problem
  Historical mailing list - Ry L Blaisdell
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 21:29:33 -0500
  ...My injector/s were dumping gas when they should not be. My question are: Remanufacured bosch fuel injectors or new ones? Replace all four...
• Re: vw vanagonoil spray
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Thu, 24 Jul 2003 06:48:29 -0700
  Is your fuel delivery system (injector pump, injectors) from the 1.6 or is it a 1.9 system? What about the cylinder head...
• Re: Cleaning fuel injectors
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 12:29:05 -0500
  ...regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Brien K Dews wrote: >I have read somewhere that fuel injectors can be ultrasonically cleaned. >Does anyone know...
• Re: Can't start the engine...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 00:01:30 -0400
  ...Something to do with the activation of the fuel pump and the injectors. Should I rather ask others? Or is there any of you...
• Alternator works.....
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 11:24:38 -0500
  ...It seems to be a part of the right side fuel injector harness, but i cant find what it goes to and the car...
• Re: AFM intermittancy result?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:53:44 -0700
  ...AFM intermittancy result? > > >> So a small bad spot on the AFM track would cause the ECU to shut off the >> injectors, resulting in a...
• Re: 1980 Westfalia checks
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Tue, 18 May 1999 11:47:36 -0700
  kW said: >Greetings, [sensible checks snipped] May I recommend the following, too; - Check the condition of the injector seals as they can perish and...
• Re: [DIESEL] [Diesel] Injector Pump is leaking...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 20 Oct 2001 10:59:59 -0700
  ...Mike Snow > > Hi Volks, > > Looks like I've got a slow leak from the bottom of my injector pump. > I can't tell for...
• Re: Help! Weird noises after installing injectors...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Jul 2015 00:32:32 -0400
  ...Small amounts will damage the pump and injectors. The filter will only hold back so much. For the loose banging noises look carefully at...
• Re: Engine hesitates upon take off
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Thu, 18 Jun 2015 11:01:54 -0400
  ...One of the > screws on the old injectors was so rusted I had to drill it out to get > the injector off without breaking...
• Re: Rich on side, lean the other?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:25:25 -0700
  I cant remember if the injector grounding is in pairs per side on the drivers head or not intake boots are cheap and might...
• Re: Won't Start
  Historical mailing list - frank
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 11:21:34 -0400
  ...I even had the injectors professionally > cleaned and flow tested last week. > > Greg Potts posted "The injectors are triggered by the pulse in voltage...
• Re: VANAGON FOR SALE? HELP Diagnosis needed STAT!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen T. KIRBY 610-454-3941
  Wed, 30 Apr 1997 07:43:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...this switch completes the electrical circuit for and limits the duration of the cold start injector. An internal bimetallic strip, heated both electrically and...
• Re: Fuel pressure & injectors
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 19:34:14 -0500
  ...I've had a flash > fire doing it this way. > I now use a ten foot rubber hose, an electrical extension for my injector...
• Re: Won't Start After Being Off for +1 min.
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 13:26:44 -0600
  ...Bummer, but I had to take care of the fuel injector seals eventually anyways. Disconnecting the AFM didn't do anything, so I've...
• Re: Was: Leaky ... fuel injector? Now: suck fuel/air through vacuum side of fuel regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:27:41 -0500
  ...fuel injector? Now: suck fuel/air through vaccum side of fuel regulator? Squeeze a water bottle with a tube attached? On Nov 12, 2007...
• Re: Fuel injection trouble
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:11:12 -0400
  According to the diagram on page 97.106 of the Bentley you should be seeing 12 volts from the ECU relay to the injectors...
• Re: 1.6 L Diesel Pump
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 28 Jan 2014 13:02:21 -0600
  You only need to pull the injector housing out enough to see the o-ring and get at it with a pick. With the...
• Re: OK, I've had it! What now?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:35:45 -0400
  Are the injectors firing and are they spraying fuel? The injectors get 12 volts on one side when the fuel pump is running and...
• Re: Help! No ground to the fuel injectors???
  Historical mailing list - Bess's Buddies
  Mon, 17 Dec 2001 17:13:32 -0800
  ...The problem is I have no >ground to the injectors, the juice via the double >relay is there, but no ground - so no gas...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:28:15 -0700
  ...You can check the injectors this way too. Just attach the leads of the VOM meter to the leads of the injector. The polarity...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 14:48:37 -0500
  ...The distributor can be put in > out of phase or incorrectly. > > the other thought is .. > watching the injectors actually spray...hanging out the engine...
• Re: rough off the line (Was: injector resistance)
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sun, 1 Jul 2001 21:21:20 -0400
  ...injector resistance Bradley Flubacher wrote: > I measured the resistance on my injectors and it turned up high (17-18 ohms > ea.) > > What is this...
• Re: Rich on side, lean the other?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:49:18 -0700
  A brilliant and obvious idea!!!!! Like -- duh! I know that the fuel lines going into the injectors are high pressure. I could use a...
• Re: A little more on Cooling problems..inline vw in vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:04:59 -0700
  ...get a billet aluminum fuel injector rail ? > > > I've also been putting off installing a billet aluminum fuel injector > rail > > (fire prevention measure), now...
• Re: Small Diagnostic Computer
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Sun, 17 Apr 2005 18:29:16 -0400
  ...Air flow in volts Air inlet Temperature (Temp.I) in volts Liquid cooler (Temp II) in volts Throttle Switch status Injector pulse rate (pulse...
• Re: My fool injection
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Fri, 3 Feb 95 9:33:24 PST
  ...The injectors are not grounding where > they shouldn't. Checked that. I am getting a good siginal from the > coil. Wires are hooked up...