Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 05:28:36 -0600
Reply-To: Darrell Boehler <midwesty@MIDWEST.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From: Darrell Boehler <midwesty@MIDWEST.NET>
Subject: Re: 2,1 stalling in rain
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Hi PerL,
Check the ground on your digijet. The lower mounting screw provides a
ground path for the unit and the mounting frame makes a poor conductor
over time and maybe you are loosing the ecu ground. You may want to add a
ground strap from the lower mounting bolt of the ecu to the left head. You
say you have a digijet without a oxygen sensor, I have never seen one like
that. You may want to try and wrap / cover the ecu, coil and coil
electronic unit with plastic bag to keep it dry.
Darrell
-----Original Message-----
From: Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM <vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Monday, November 09, 1998 10:30 PM
Subject: 2,1 stalling in rain
>Listees,
>I've gotten a new problem to hassle with. Sunday evening, I was out
>driving my Syncro with a friend of mine when we drove through a water
>pond, the engine stalled. Standing in the middle of the traffic, we
>jumped out and pushed it to the side oh the road. After opening the ldi,
>it was all dry in the engine compartment, so we didn't see any wet
>electricity. We popped the distributor to see if any moisture had gotten
>under, but it was dry. When we put the cap in place, we tried to start,
>and it started right up. I drove him home, and was on my way home, when
>I splashed some slushy snow, then it died again. I tried to turn the
>engine some times, and in fourth try, it started again. I got home
>without any trouble, it was only 1 km to go. Monday evening, I needed
>the car again, but it wouldn't start (I didn't drive it at all since i
>got home Sunday) I checked the engine for any moisture again (it was
>pouring down, and windy too, we have a weakened MITCH over us right
>now), but I couldn't see any direct water, the compartment was totally
>dry, except for some water coming in through the left air grille,
>dripping around, but not directly on the ECU. I removed the plug on the
>ECU, it was dry. The ECU was wet on the outside, but it must have been
>wet before in the ten years this car has been around. The coil and
>nearby electronics was dry, too. The only electrics that was wet, was
>the wires running to the taillight and ECU. I didn't get to check
>anything under the car, but figured that it wasn't so much that couldn't
>get wet and stop the engine, except maybe the fuel pump, if that is
>under the tank (Syncro) The engine is a 1988 2,1 DJ series, 175000 km,
>with a Digijet injection, the ECU is mounted behind the left taillight.
>It doesn't have any Oxsensors that go bad, it doesn't have any cat
>equipment at all. I feel that the injection system is really hard to
>pinpoint opposed to carbs, and I don't have any spare parts lying
>around, so I will have to localize the problem as far as possible.
>Anybody got any ideas? Ask if there is something I should have included.
>I'm counting on you all to make this as cheap as possible!
>
>Tia,
>PerL
>88 Syncro
>
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