Date:         Wed, 4 Oct 2000 14:58:52 -0400
Reply-To:     John <johnpatt@WARWICK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John <johnpatt@WARWICK.NET>
Organization: PattonSystems International
Subject:      Re: Green Fuel injector
Comments: To: "Filcoff, David M." <FilcoffD@MISSOURI.EDU>
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Filcoff, David M. wrote:
>
> I recently replaced a fuel injector on my 2.1l digifant motor.  The original
> has a yellow plastic body, the replacement has a green plastic body.  The
> archive mention this problem, but no answer was given as to the difference
> between the two, if any.  The engine runs very well with the new injector.
> The original had a very small crack running from the valve hole out, the
> injector did not have a good spray pattern, cleaning had little result.  Any
> info would be appreciated.
>
> Dave
> 87 Vanagon GL Wolfsburg
> 61 Mango Standard

Hi David,

The color can be yellow or green. What matters is that the Bosch numbers
on the top of the injectors match. The number is very small so you may
need a magnifying glass. Also the ohmic value of any Digifant injector
should be ~15 to 17 ohms.

Regards,    John