At 11:23 AM 3/16/2002, Karl Wolz wrote: >I'll take a shot in the dark, here. > >I believe that the fuel pump should be constantly powered,and will cycle on >and off if no fuel is required (as at startup). No, it's controlled by the ECU. It runs briefly at power-on to pressurise the system, and continuously when the ECU sees ignition pulses. Excess fuel is constantly flowing past the fuel pressure regulator and back to the tank.
>The problem seems to be that the injectors are locked open. Check for a bad >signal to the injectors. I've had this happen myself once, but it seemed to >fix itself - no repeat over another 50K. About time for Darrell to weigh in, I wot. Or maybe time to send him the ECU to fix. david
>Karl Wolz -- David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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