Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 18:54:21 -0800
Reply-To: Matt Ratto <mratto@UCSD.EDU>
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From: Matt Ratto <mratto@UCSD.EDU>
Subject: gas, spark, still no love
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Well, here I am again. Diesel - gas conversion. Gas motor is CIS (not CIS-E)
from 1986 Golf (engine code GX). I turn the car over and every now and
again get a detonation - sometimes even a series, but can't get it running.
I don't know what else to try at this point. Here's what I've tested:
Spark - good jolt from the primary coil, tested electronic ignition module
(faulty) and replaced it. New plugs, wires, good cap and rotor. Made sure of
firing order, and used timing light to position the distributor so that
timing is close to correct. Put the timing light also on other spark plug
wires to make sure they were firing as well. (I was worried about the Hall
sender.) So far so good.
Gas - Replaced leaky run between intake manifold and CIS fuel distributor,
plugged holes in intake, put vacuum lines on. Pulled injector #1 and #2 (but
not 3 and 4) and verified fuel flow on cranking. Also tested cold-start and
thermo-time switch - everything works. I pulled the idle mixture plug out
and played a little with the allen screw adjustment but with little change.
I'm pretty sure I'm getting gas into the cylinders - some of it is leaking
out of the exhaust manifold (which is something that I am worried about - I
thought that was pretty well torqued down.)
Questions I have:
First, how can I test that the mixture is right? Also, is it possible for
the injectors to be firing and the system pressure be too low or possibly
too high? I can't test that without some more money spent on test equipment.
Second, I don't have the electronic component ( I think this is the KA
Jetronic ECU) hooked up to the fuel distributor. I figured that without an
oxygen sensor it won't make much difference for now. (as soon as I get my
new exhaust this is all going in.) I'm also not sure how this unit effects
the fuel distributor. I've been told that the engine will run without all of
this - although it will probably need to be adjusted via the mixture screw
because they tend to run lean without the ECU.
Finally, can anyone think of anything else to test?
thanks for any help,
Matt
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Matt Ratto
Ph.D. Candidate
University of California, San Diego
mratto@ucsd.edu
http://communication.ucsd.edu/mratto
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