Date:         Wed, 4 Oct 2000 20:47:33 -0700
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <Dhaynes57@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
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From:         Dennis Haynes <Dhaynes57@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Subject:      Re: Green Fuel injector
Comments: To: John <johnpatt@WARWICK.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <39DB7DEC.4C94@warwick.net>
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The different color bodies indicated different coils. Make sure the coil has
a resistance of ~16 ohms. The air cooled injectors had 4 ohm coils and used
a resistor pack in series. The wrong coil will cause excessive current flow
through the ECU and eventually cause it to fail. I found this out the hard
way after replacing a set of injectors on an '85. After the third ECU died,
I figured it out.

Dennis


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of John
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 11:59 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Green Fuel injector


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