Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 11:18:40 -0600
Reply-To: Dylan Spurgin <vanagon@MAIL.SPURGIN.NET>
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From: Dylan Spurgin <vanagon@MAIL.SPURGIN.NET>
Subject: Re: Back to Texas but only running on 3 - FIXED!
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I had had the injector wire off of the cylinder that wasn't running last
night. It didn't seem loose when I pulled it off but something like that
just might have been the cause.
thanks again and again
ds
At 11:15 AM 2/21/2003 -0600, mike boland wrote:
>or maybe loose injector wire?
>
>At 10:32 AM 2/21/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>>...or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the List.
>>
>>Thanks all who replied. I was following Stan's advice by switching the
>>injectors and once I pulled and switched them the engine started running
>>normally again. Maybe something was clogged in the injector but I didn't
>>see anything.
>>
>>Thanks again!
>>
>>ds
>>
>>At 09:10 AM 2/21/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>>>There is a clip that you push in to remove the injecor wires. Keep the
>>>wires attached. Remove the 10mm bolt holding the injectors in. put
>>>something under the injectrs to catch fuel, remove wire going to middle of
>>>distribuotr. have someone crank engine.
>>>
>>>Andrew Fox
>>>
>>>On Fri, 21 Feb 2003, Dylan Spurgin wrote:
>>>
>>> > "Pull and test the injectors."
>>> >
>>> > Anyone got a HOW-TO? Do the wires sticking out of the top of each
>>> injector
>>> > just pull off?
>>> >
>>> > ds
>>> >
>>> > At 11:44 PM 2/20/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>>> > >When I have a definite mechanical like that, I think it best to get
>>> tight
>>> > >to it. Not good to run it when something is not right. Can cause damage.
>>> > >Pull and test the injectors. No messing around.
>>> > >
>>> > >John Rodgers
>>> > >88 GL Driver
>>> > >
>>> > >Dylan Spurgin wrote:
>>> > >>Thanks again to all who helped get me running again this week when
>>> my van
>>> > >>wouldn't start in Denver.
>>> > >>I'm back to Texas and she ran great the whole way. After sitting about
>>> > >>10 or 12 hours today she is now only running on 3 cylinders. The
>>> > >>driver's side back cylinder is not running. The plug is sparking
>>> and new
>>> > >>and there is compression although I don't actually have a tool to
>>> test it
>>> > >>by. The plug doesn't seem wet even after it's been running. The other
>>> > >>cylinder on that side definitely gets gas and runs.
>>> > >>I'm thinking it could be a fuel injector. Should I just put some
>>> B12 in
>>> > >>the gas tank and drive around for a bit to see if it clears up?
>>> > >>TIA,
>>> > >>dylan
>>> > >
>>> >
>
>
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