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Date:         Tue, 19 May 2015 13:47:44 -0500
Reply-To:     mcneely4@COX.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Start up,back fire?
Comments: To: Rob <vwrobb@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <Vr5F1q00608X5Fr01r5SoV>
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Hmmm..... . The reason I don't do the work myself is my incompetence. I have made too many mistakes to consider my work to be reliable. When I PAY someone to do the work, I expect it to be done right, that's why I pay them.

mcneely

---- Rob <vwrobb@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Wow! One mistake gets someone branded as "incompetent". I guess it's time > for that guy to go back to school & learn to flip burgers or be a walmart > greeter eh? > > Where I come from the only people who never make mistakes are God and > people who don't do anything... I really don't know if I'm comfortable > hanging out on-line with all these perfect people. > > I have an idea! Do the work yourself? > > Rob > vwrobb@gmail.com > another one of those incompetent people stumbling through life hoping for > the best. > > On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 7:22 AM, Dennis Jowell <dennisjowell@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Exactly my point. I am tired of incompetent beings. I have many stories of > > this experience of the last year which will not change anything. Onto > > another chapter. > > > > Laters > > > > Dennis Jowell > > Scotch Hollow Farm > > Newbury, Vermont > > > > > > > On May 19, 2015, at 10:16 AM, <mcneely4@cox.net> <mcneely4@cox.net> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > ---- Dennis Jowell <dennisjowell@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > >> Decided to change spark plugs on my new GOWESTY engine and found out > > that #1 cylinder spark plug was loose. The compression washer on the plug > > was not compressed and was on an angle with dirt between the washer and > > plug. Could this have caused my backfire issue? > > >> Plugs where installed by the mechanic who installed the engine. > > Disappointing ! > > >> I also changed the distrib cap and rotor. > > > > > > I would be paying a visit to that mechanic. Disappointing? Truly so. > > I would also be concerned about other mistakes the incompetent mechanic > > made. > > > > > > mcneely > > > > > >>> Right, but it saves time to first learn if there is a fuel system > > problem at all. If there is, then you can pinch off the fuel hose to the > > left injector bank and determine which side is leaking, and pinch off the > > pressure regulator vacuum hose to test it. I hate taking things apart > > unnecessarily! > > >>> > > >>> Stuart > > >>> > > >>> -----Original Message----- > > >>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On > > Behalf Of Larry Alofs > > >>> Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2015 10:10 AM > > >>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > >>> Subject: Re: Start up,back fire? > > >>> > > >>> It seems to me that if the fuel pressure leaks down too quickly, the > > cause could be an injector, the fuel pressure regulator, or the fuel pump. > > The first case is more serious than the last two. You need a way to tell > > which it is. > > >>> > > >>> Larry A. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 11:35 AM, Stuart MacMillan < > > stuartmacm@gmail.com> > > >>> wrote: > > >>> > > >>>> Easiest way to do the fuel leak down test is with a fuel pressure > > gauge. > > >>>> Bentley says system should hold pressure (30 psi or so) for several > > >>>> minutes after shutdown. If your gauge comes with an open hose > > >>>> adapter, slip it over the fuel tap near the distributor, and use a > > >>>> clamp. Otherwise cut it and splice it with a brass barbed coupling > > >>>> for other cars. Get the type that drains any residual gas out a > > >>>> separate line. Instructions here, including safety procedures: > > >>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsqBJxKj1KQ > > >>>> > > >>>> Do it soon, backfires are hard on the AFM. I've used mine many times > > >>>> over the past 40 years to diagnose fuel system problems. > > >>>> > > >>>> Stuart > > >>>> > > >>>> -----Original Message----- > > >>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On > > >>>> Behalf Of Dennis Jowell > > >>>> Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2015 3:19 AM > > >>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > >>>> Subject: Start up,back fire? > > >>>> > > >>>> Question on why do I sometimes get a backfire from my 2.2 GOWESTY WBX. > > >>>> yesterday I drove the 88 gl Westy an 1.5 hr pulled over to check my > > >>>> GPS, shut the engine off. Then 2 minutes later started it and "bang" > > >>>> it backfired, it did start. Shut it down and tried again same thing. > > >>>> Drove home it didn't occur again. Any thoughts of what is going on? > > >>>> The new Engine has about 5000 miles on it. Maybe to many mice running > > >>>> around in there. > > >>>> > > >>>> Dennis Jowell > > >>>> Scotch Hollow Farm > > >>>> Newbury, Vermont > > >>>> > > > > > > -- > > > David McNeely > > > > > > > >

-- David McNeely


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