Date:         Sun, 20 Feb 2011 20:43:31 -0800
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: On the road and need some help
Comments: To: John Goubeaux <john@ucsb.edu>
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Not saying your test was wrong, but  if the wires are long enough.....

Swap another plug wire with #4 wire? Did you try Mike S suggestion re FI?

If you suspect a bad FI, maybe a nearby lister has a used known good
one you could swap in to test?

IIRC there's a bolt holding down each pair of FI's. If the bolt looks
super corroded, be careful.

Neil.


On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 6:42 PM, John Goubeaux <john@ucsb.edu> wrote:
> Thanks all for the suggestions on trbl shooting my "hobbled vanagon" .
> I believe I have narrowed down the problem to #4 cylinder not firing (
> or getting fuel). I pulled each plug wire while it was running and when
> doing so with #4 hardly noticed any change. The plug wire seems OK and
> when compared to #4 has the same resistance when checked with an ohm
> meter.


> Oh yeh BTW I am in HalfMoon Bay about 50 miles North of Santa Cruz and
> am gonna stop by and see Peter at VanCafe so In case parts are needed I
> should be OK.



On 2/19/2011 6:48 PM, Mike S wrote:

Pull the connector from one injector
at a time - same thing, if you pull one and little change, that's the
bad one.



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