Date:         Mon, 14 Apr 2003 06:06:38 -0400
Reply-To:     shawn luft <shawnagan@SYMPATICO.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         shawn luft <shawnagan@SYMPATICO.CA>
Subject:      Re: Cause of corroded fuel injection electrical connectors
Comments: To: Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
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Yes, I do mean the connectors for the FI itself.  There is serious corrosion inside the
plastic connector on each side of the car.  This cannot be a good thing!

Just curious, but do you ever get a 'pop pop pop' sound from the engine, at the same time
as you experience power loss?

Thanks,
Shawn.
'73 Campmobile
'86 Camper GL


Shawn Wright wrote:

> On 13 Apr 2003 at 21:51, shawn luft wrote:
>
> > On my new '86 GL the rear fuel injection electrical connectors on the
> > left and right side are extremely corroded.  There is even some blue
> > gunk it there, and I'm not sure what it is.
> >
> > Strangely enough, the front FI electircal connectors on both sides are
> > ok, and just the back ones are corroded up.
> >
> > Can someone please suggest the cause of this problem?  It will be fixed
> > via cleaning and/or replacement, however I want to get the the source of
> > the problem, not just fix the symptoms!  All suggestions are much
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Shawn
> > '73 Campmobile
> > '86 Camper GL
>
> Do you mean the connectors to the fuel injectors themselves? Mine has sealed
> connectors which seem to work very well - no signs of corrosion on any of these
> connectors so far (although I will be checking again shortly), and as I mentioned
> earlier, my van has some serious corrosion in the engine compartment in general.
> Are your connectors sealed with a spring clip and a rubber seal? The blue stuff could
> either be some type of grease, or some form of copper sulphate, although I thought
> this only appeared on battery terminals in the presense of sulphuric acid.
>
> ps: I still haven't managed to get a new ground strap, and the capacitor alone on the
> alternator did not seem to make a difference - the van bucked less than 2 minutes
> from home today...
>
> Shawn Wright
> http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright
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