Date:         Tue, 7 Jun 2011 23:08:25 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Cold start issue
Comments: To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <1307410922.5121.25.camel@TheJackUbuntuNetbook>
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Hey Mike, to replace the plugs I just use a deep socket on a standard 3 1/2"
extension - its pretty easy to feel the hole and get the plug going. I don't
use my spark plug socket because it grips the plug too tightly and it wants
to stay in the hole.

Keep your mind out of the gutter please!  ;)  .

On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 6:42 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com
> wrote:

> Thanks for that, Mark.
>
> I'll first try my spare ECU, and if that doesn't provide any answers
> I'll measure the voltage on the Temp 2 sender.
>
> My hunch: It ain't Temp 2. It will be deeper, darker, less easy to fix
> than a simple sender. I'm voting (seat of the pants, pure guess, based
> on nothing) a fouled plug. If the plugs were easier to pull -- or, more
> actually to put back in -- I'd pull them and look. Is there some kind of
> handy plug starter tool for these engines?
>
> -- RJS
>
> On Mon, 2011-06-06 at 15:39 -0700, mark drillock wrote:
>
> > David, I don't fool around much with Digijet though I may start to since
> > I recently got an 85 (an engine conversion is more likely). The TempII
> > sensor for the Digijet is the same one as for the Digifant in Syncros.
> > In circuit with key on it reads about 1 volt at cold engine and .3 volts
> > at hot engine, Digifant.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > David Beierl wrote:
> > >
> > > If you're unlucky (or lucky - you pick) it's a connection problem
> > > i.e. bad solder inside the ECU. If that's the case the voltage
> > > across the sender will be low, but the ECU will think it's
> > > high. Mark - do you (or anyone) know the source impedance on that
> > > signal? Or have a voltage/resistance pair taken at some lowish temp?
> > >
>



--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'

Crescent Beach, BC

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