Re: Fwd: Re: Injectors or???

[Cheapass Ron <rapieper@yahoo.com>]

The notch that looks like it was made with a chisel is
the 6deg BTDC mark...the big boss near is is TDC,
IIRC.

Ron
--- Curt Voss <curtv@eudoramail.com> wrote:
> From: Scott Rose <slash2@mindspring.com>
> >Did you check the timing?
> 
> Yeah, a dozen times. Checked it again last night
> though and came up with an interesting question -
> there's only mark on the flywheel - a notch - that
> I've been using as the timing mark. That IS the
> timing mark and not TDC, right? If it's TDC I'm
> gonna feel might stupid... :D
> 
> From: Dan Bubb <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com>
> >If they are spraying(not dripping) with the
> >air sensor plate fully closed then the fuel
> >distributor plunger must be too far up the
> >bore. I'd try unscrewing (turn it CCW) the fuel 
> >adjuster with the engine running. It sounds
> >like the setting is way rich. Were the plugs
> >real dark or black when you removed them??
> 
> I'd definitely call it a spray, not a drip. The
> plugs were sooty, so I leaned it out to the point
> where it was missing so bad it was barely driveable
> - minivans were outrunning me on the freeway - with
> no improvement on the other problems.
> 
> From: Cheapass Ron <rapieper@yahoo.com>
> >I reckon you may want to look at the hall
> >sender and wiring in the dist, plus plug wires
> >and maybe 02 sensor.  The situation you
> >describe with the injectors sounds OK to me.
> >What leads you to think this is fuel vs. spark?
> >Have you checked ignition timing?  If far out,
> >it could mean you've jumped a tooth on the
> >cam...so maybe cam timing is off.  SITD (shot
> >in the dark!)
> 
> I put the timing light on it and revved it until it
> cut it out, and the light kept flashing nice and
> steady. I didn't watch the timing though to see if
> anything strange happened there. I swapped on a
> different set of plug wires with no effect. It
> passed California Smog II with flying colors so I'm
> pretty sure the O2 sensor is ok. I tried
> disconnecting it to check and it didn't make any
> difference. I replaced the timing belt a year ago
> when it jumped a few teeth.
> 
> Maybe my approach is all wrong - the car is fine,
> but the VW gods are displeased and I need to appease
> them by burning some VTec badges in sacrifice.
> 
> 
> At 09:10 PM 5/15/01 -0700, you wrote:
> >Still trying to figure out the problem with my '86
> 8V. Replaced the plugs,
> readjusted the fuel mixture, and it still idles
> rough, gets poor mileage,
> cuts out at 6000 rpm, and now it even misses at
> cruising speed. At least I
> accomplished something... :D So I pulled the
> injectors to replace the
> seals, decided to quickie test them while I had them
> out, and found that
> they all spray a little bit with the fuel pump
> running and the air sensor
> plate at rest. The spray patterns all look okay when
> I lift the air sensor
> plate. Since they all do it about the same amount,
> I'm wondering if the
> injectors are okay and the problem is elsewhere. The
> air sensor plate looks
> like it's positioned okay (i.e. all the way closed).
> I don't what else it
> could be - a bad fuel distributor maybe? 
> >---
> >Curt
> >
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