Date:         Thu, 2 Mar 2000 16:34:22 -0800
Reply-To:     Joseph Tu <jtu@GATEWAYMD.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joseph Tu <jtu@GATEWAYMD.COM>
Subject:      Re: Green Fuel Injector
Comments: To: Walter Gomes <wgomes@EARTHLINK.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <38BF043E.629EF8DF@earthlink.net>
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Hmm,

I drive a 90 van and right after we had picke dit up I went to the dealer
and they noticed that it was elgible for a fuel system recall on the
injectors and fuel hoses. I am not certain what VIN numbers are elgible but
you should go to the dealer and see if you can get all 4 and the hose
replaced for free!

Joe

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of Walter Gomes
> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 4:16 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Green Fuel Injector
>
>
> Hey Volks,
> After pulling Miles' (86 westy) heads off  and finding that that huge
> miss was a completely fouled spark plug, (oh well, needed to replace the
> gasket and fuel lines  anyway) I found that the #3 injector was
> different than all the rest. It was swaged on to the fuel hose and its
> body was green plastic (all the others are yellow (?) and the hose is
> clamped on). I tested it and it squirted (didn't measure the volume
> though). I put it back together, bleed the system (twice) and I've still
> got a bit of a miss and now he's also running a bit warm (completely
> above the led )
>
> My question is do I need to replace that injector? [Well, DAH!!]
> Seems obvious but it ran really well for at least the last 8,000 miles
> or so (Miles has 320,000)
> That plug was completely fouled with black crumbly gunk (carbon?). Too
> rich? Think I may also have a bad lifter. Sooo, that said what do yall
> think Oh Vast and Wizened List?
>
> Walter Gomes -Lost Angeles
>