It is the brown ground wire that attaches to the head - driver's side. It is hidden under the intake manifold. On a 2.1 digifant that is running rich this it is first and easiest thing you should check before going and changing out lots of sensors. It often is the last thing that is checked however. Laurence Smith Hamilton, ON 90 Westy (fanumbos)
> -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List > [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf > Of Hans Brouwer > Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 10:02 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: 1.9 to 2.1 running rich??? > > > Hi Kevin, > > Which ground was it? > > Hans Brouwer > Cumberland, Ontario > > 86 Westfalia (SlowPoke) > 92 Cabriolet > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "kevin obrien" <kevindobrien@YAHOO.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 10:39 PM > Subject: Re: 1.9 to 2.1 running rich??? > > > > Hey there.... > > > > I had my heads done last winter and after the engine > > was put back in it too A MONTH for the gut to figure > > why it was running rich...a bad ground. > > > > This is typically the problem. > > Kevin > > > > --- Clive Smith <clive.harman-smith@NTLWORLD.COM> > > wrote: > > > Mine too, its been suggested FPR or injectors. > > > > > > Clive > > > '88 Syncro Transporter > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Rob Wright" <wright@APS.ANL.GOV> > > > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 12:29 AM > > > Subject: 1.9 to 2.1 running rich??? > > > > > > > > > > I just replaced my 1.9 liter engine with a 2.1 and > > > am having some > > > > problems. The van is running way to rich and I'm > > > not sure why. The temp > > > > 11 sensor seems to be working, checked it per > > > Bentley. I am using the > > > > 2.1 exhaust and the o2 sensor is located in the > > > cat instead of the pipe. > > > > Would this make a difference? Would a vaccumm leak > > > cause it to run rich? > > > > Any Ideas? > > > > > > > > TIA Rob Wright > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! > > http://sbc.yahoo.com > |
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