Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:01:02 -0800
Reply-To: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Was: Leaky ... fuel injector? Now: suck fuel/air through
vaccum side of fuel regulator?
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Yah I'll bet that even if it's a pinhole in the diaphram, at 32 psi,
even over a short period of time, that gas would pile up in the
crankcase.
But here's something that just now confuses me.
The vaccum source for the pressure regulator is from the air intake
distributor. IF there's only a pinhole leak in the fuel reg. diaphram,
then wouldn't that little bit of fuel just get burned off?
I'm beggining to think this is a two fold problem. Reg. and a faulty injector(s)
I'll test the injectors for leaks tomorrow.
For sure there was gas dripping out of the wrong hole. (he says
reassuring himself that he wasn't "seeing things" !)
Neil.
On 11/11/07, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
> If you can suck anything through, imagine 32 psi on one side and engine
> vacuum on the other.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> neil N
> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 5:07 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Was: Leaky ... fuel injector? Now: suck fuel/air through
> vaccum side of fuel regulator?
>
> Thanks.
>
> So absolutely no gas should be coming out on the vacuum side? (small
> hose connection)
>
> I can feel resistance when sucking on it, but gas drained out of the
> small opening when I removed it from block.
>
> The information helps. I would love to see if engine will run ok and
> has decent compression and check for coolant leaks (PO said absolutely
> there wern't any)
>
> Then I could sell it (for real cheap) to someone in need who's truly
> short of cash. I wouldn't want much for this engine.
>
> Neil.
>
> On 11/11/07, Evan Mac Donald <macdonald1987@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > No, there should be no "flow" thru the regulator.
> >
> > The injectors were the same for a bunch of car Makes, not just models,
> for a group of years. Should work without issue.
> >
> > The AUTOMATIC trans starter may be the same, but I don't know about
> the manual trans version... ...don't remember which you need, tho. Vanagon
> may be Vanagon all the way through, if a different bell housing was used
> from the loaf bus set-up.
> >
> > neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > Hi all.
> >
> > One thing Dennis kindly directed me toward was the fuel pressure
> > regulator. By my own, uh, "cleverness", I sucked on the vacuum hose
> > attached to regulator. I could suck air/bit of gas through this hose.
> > (gas tastes oh so good. My first sampling!)
> >
> > There shouldn't be any air coming through the hose right?
> >
> > And....
> >
> > Will air cooled injectors fit on the 1.9 WBX?
> >
> > Will an air cooled starter work with the WBX tranny/engine?
> >
> > Thanks for any answers/confirmations.
> >
> > Neil.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia -
> > "Jaco" (Bustorius)
> >
> > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
> >
>
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia -
> "Jaco" (Bustorius)
>
> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
>
>
--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia -
"Jaco" (Bustorius)
http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
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