Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:33:56 +0000
Reply-To: Trvlr2001@COMCAST.NET
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: "John C..." <Trvlr2001@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Yet Even More About My Injectors
Jeff,
VW or Subbie, You might want to consider a new gas tank!
best,
JC...
ps: just my 2cents...You can pick up a used ECU pretty reasonable &
I'd have the 2.1 running so that the folks you sell it to can hear it run.
might be worth $650 towards you conversion?
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From: Vdub Guy <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
> Sorry folks,
> Are yoyu getting sick of my posts this week? Trust me, I'm getting sick of
> asking questions about this!! It was suggested to me that I check the injectors
> with a VOM to see if they are shorted out. Took both my digital and analog
> meters and checked. Analog meter set to 1K, touch leads together and needle pegs
> to zero-touch leads to injectors-meter pegs to zero. Sooooooo, does this mean
> that I received the injectors back shorted out, I installed them, turned the key
> and blew out my Euro spec ECU? Then hours later put my original ECU back in and
> blew it too? I hope not. Anybody in N. Virginia willing to let me plug my ECU's
> into their (1.9) Vanagons and see if they are any good? If the ECU's are in fact
> ruined, I have a decision to make. I have a Subaru 2.2 I was going to put into
> the Vanagon, last thing thing was saving up the $$ to have Tom Shiels modify the
> harness. I can't afford another ECU. Well, I can, but I don't see the sense in
> pouring more money into it at this point. N
> ow, when I bought this Vanagon 15 months ago it had a seized engine. First
> thought was a Subaru conversion, but I found a 2.1 and followed Jim Thompson's
> write up and put it in using the Digijet injection. It ran beautifully, so well,
> in fact that I thought the hell with the Subaru conversion. Then I ran it low on
> fuel coming back from Everybus in April-VERY low. After filling up, I barely
> made it home. Found the fuel filter totally clogged. Replaced that and it was
> running again-but it never had the power it did originally. Changed out the fuel
> filter again a month ago, but it was clean. That led me to think that the
> injectors may be the problem. Sent them off to be cleaned and sure enough they
> come back with a report showing 3 of the 4 were in bad shape. Great, I thought,
> this had to be were my lost power was. Christmas day I put my newly cleaned
> injectors back in, eagerly anticipating taking it for a drive-now here I am with
> a dead Vanagon. Wish I had it back with the low power!
> Jeff
>
> PS- I don't want this message to start a debate about the merits of the Subaru
> conversion!
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