Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:41:57 -0800
Reply-To: David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
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From: David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Daily Update On My Injectors
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Check the coil too. The coil may be going bad which caused the engine
low power in the first place.
David
--- Gregory Smith <gfs@SCATTERCREEK.COM> wrote:
> Jeff,
>
> Have you checked that the signal wire from the coil to the ECU is
> attached? Without it the ECU won't pulse the grounds of the injectors.
> It should be on the (1) side of the coil, if memory serves.
>
> Gregory Smith
> Olympia, WA USA
> '84 and '88 Vanagons
> '87 Bertone X1/9 Corsa
>
> From: Vdub Guy <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
> Subject: Daily Update On My Injectors
>
> OK, <sigh>, today I obtained not one but 2 used ECU's, 6 used injectors,
> and while I
> was at it got the entire wiring harness out of a 1.9 Vanagon. Both ECU's
> give the
> same result as my other two. Now the 2 I got today were used and unkown, but
> doubtful I have 4 bad ECU's. Thanks to those who pointed out I was
> checking the fuel
> injectors incorrectly with my meter. Set at 1X I get 15-16 ohms. Now, I
> started
> dissecting the harness I got (damn sure less complicated than the mountain
> of wiring
> I have in my basement from my Suby donor!). From the ECU plug I found
> continuity
> between pin 7 and brown wire with a white tracer ,which goes to the
> cluster of
> grounds on the head. I assume pin 7 is ground to the ECU, as each injector
> shows one
> side to pin 7 (Bentley). I did NOT get continuity from any of the injector
> plugs to
> pin 7. So, I head out to the Vanagon, unplug the ECU, I get continuity
> from pin 7
> to the head. I also get continuity between one side of each injector plug
> and pin 7.
> So, I
> 'm not sure what this proves, other than I have ground to pin 7 at the
> ECU, but when
> i check the FI plugs on the engine, apparently no ground with ignition on,
> engine
> cranking-test light doesn't flicker. Jeff
>
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