Date:         Wed, 2 Jan 2008 08:43:32 -0800
Reply-To:     Michael Diehr <md03@XOCHI.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Michael Diehr <md03@XOCHI.COM>
Subject:      Re: Injector Ordeal-OVER!!!!
Comments: To: Vdub Guy <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <122920071727.7794.4776837A0008E15B00001E722216551406C9C9CDCB020E03020100@comcast.net>
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Hey, don't feel bad.  This morning I was making coffee and reading a
website on my cellphone.   Stuck the cellphone in the microwave oven
and stood there for a minute trying to figure out why the web browser
on my cold cup of coffee wasn't working :-)


On Dec 29, 2007, at 9:27 AM, Vdub Guy wrote:

> OK, just got the Vanagon started. The more complicated this problem
> got, the more convinced I was that I'd find something really easy/
> stupid. When I discovered what the problem was, my first thought was
> to sell the Vanagon, drop off this list, and hope you good people
> forget who I am, because I am really embarrassed to tell you what it
> was. I had been thinking over the past couple of days what had I
> done to the van prior to pulling the injectors? OK, I had changed
> the ground strap from underneath the relays to the head-easy to miss
> getting one of the grounds on the head. Thoroughly searched all over
> the left side of the engine-that wasn't it. This morning I
> remembered that about a month ago I had pulled the distributor. But,
> I had driven the van quite a bit since then. What the hell, worth
> taking a look at. It looks as though I did not tighten the clamp
> enough around the distributor-it had riden up enough that it was not
> turning! Pushed it down, tightened the clamp-van fired right
> up. Soooooo, it wasn't the injectors, I didn't fry the ECU (whew!),
> it wasn't the fuel pump, etc., etc. Several folks had asked if I was
> getting spark-had I checked that days ago I would have found it. I
> was too pig-headed to think it was anything but related to the
> injectors. At least I didn't start slamming the company that cleaned
> them (WhitchHunter), or I probably would have sold the van and
> dropped out of sight! Now, I'm heading out to take a drive and see
> how it runs with clean injectors! Thanks everyone for your help and
> support.   Jeff (feeling very foolish)