Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2003 05:18:55 +0000
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From: Joseph Fortino <fortinoj@SPEAKEASY.NET>
Subject: Re: start - won't sart - solution
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thanks this will be my next step for Saturday, BTW both my relays click
and i've mated the ISV connector heads together to by-pass the box.
(thinking after this what about the fuel pressure reg
Joe
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mark drillock [mailto:drillock@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 04:40 AM
> To: fortinoj@SPEAKEASY.NET
> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: start - won't sart - solution
>
> Check the injector spray pattern while you are cranking the engine.
> There should be no spray with just the key on and then it should spray
> in pulses as you crank the engine with the starter. Page 24.56 of the
> latest Bentley covers testing the injectors in 86+ models.
>
> You can pull the 2 injectors on one side of the engine pretty easily
> while leaving the wires and fuel hoses connected. Remove the bolt
> between the 2 injectors. Then pull the injectors out of their holes.
> Then have someone turn on the key while you watch the injector tips for
> the proper behavior as described above. If they spray constantly when
> the key is on then the ECU is likely bad as this is one of the ways it
> is known to fail. If they spray a pulse on and off only while the engine
> is cranking the problem may be somewhere else.
>
> Be careful and have a fire extinguisher ready just to be safe. Only test
> this way for a few seconds.
>
> Mark
>
> Joseph Fortino wrote:
> >
> > guys I've done the following and still have not start.
> >
> > 1. cleaned all grounds good
> > 2. new fuel filter last one was dirty
> > 3. checked the fuel pump have pressure.
> > 4. replaced temp2 sensor.
> > 5. new plugs wires and plugs since mine were a bit used.
> > 6. looked at ECU for burnt parts found nothing. ( but maybe it would'nt show )
> > the prob by looking at it.
> > 7. checked spark on all 4 and have good spark.
> > 8. cleaned distro cap.
> > 9. my hall is semi new
> >
> > some reason it just cranks and does'nt fire up, poor thing drips gas outta
> > the pipes after. could my injectors be bad or maybe my ECU took a dump, but
> > i'm tring like hell to not swap it until i know its bad.
> >
> > help elp help elp :) next place i might hit will be for beer so i can
> > sit and just drink in the dark
> >
>
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