Date:         Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:31:26 -0800
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From:         Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fuel Injectors Burnt
Comments: To: Rey Wood <boscobelle@live.com>
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The burnt valve symptoms were the obvious "missing", especially under
load.  Finding out about the burnt injector tip was initially noticed
when removing the injector prior to removing the head.  At first I
thought it may have been the injector, but a compression test verified
that the exhaust valve was burnt.

Burnt injector tips can cause one of two things - slight misses
throughout the power band OR the exhaust to run rich in that one (or
more) cylinders IMHO.
--
Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
75 914 1.8 "Nancy"
Full Timing Since March 1999
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 4:27 AM, Rey Wood <boscobelle@live.com> wrote:
> Thanks for your input. Was there any noticeable difference in your van's
> performance before you realized that the injector was burnt?
> Rey