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On 30 Aug 2002, at 19:38, cesaro suma wrote: > first i started pulling all the injector sockets, all had a noticable > effect. then i started pulling the plug wires at the cap all had an effect, > then i got to the last one (no. 4 but i'm not sure) and the metal (brass?) > soket on the wire was retreated into the rubber elbow. it looks like it got > pushed in there and has been jumping a spark ever since (but i did notice > the engine change so it has been getting at leat partial spark for a while). > it was covered in blue deposites and is now discolored. the rest of the > wires were still very shiney. i had to stop the engine to fix it, and when i > started it back up, i noticed no change. It is POSSIBLE that this spark did not make it at higher RPM, when the dwell time was less. If this were the case you should have noticed the engine missing while driving on the highway. > second... > i have a hose running from the pass. fuel rail to something that looks like > an injector inder the air dist. This is your cold start jet. There is no harm in unplugging it when you take it in for the test. It IS possible that it has been wired up wrong and is running all the time, but this usually makes a huge difference and you should not have passed the idle test, plus your gas mileage would have been really awful. > i unplugged the socket for it, and the engine did not noticably change, but > i *think* i did not smell so much of a fuel smell from the exhaust anymore. > maybe just wishfull thinking. could this injector be faulty or something? Anything is possible, but they don't tend to give problems. > when the engine is cool tomorrow, i plan on checking the plugs. > my fuel economy is right aroun 25mpg. sounds pretty good to me (better than > my 96 subaru outback). i did replace all the injector seals and plastic > mounts, along with one injector when i got her (about 6mo. ago). all the > injectors looked good. not perfect spray, but none leaked and all looked > good. Was your replacement a correct Bosch part? If not, it may not have the correct flow rate. This could well be the problem. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/