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Thanks to all for the injector cleaning help
Point taken... However, how many times has you had fire "all the way to the
torch", and had a source of gasoline on the other end? :-)
Better too safe than not too circumspect...
David Utley
Quoting L F <rocco16v@netzero.net>:
> David,
> So what if there's fire "all the way to the torch"?
> There is fire all the way to my torch every time I light it off....
> :)
>
> Larry
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Utley
> To: Don Walter
> Cc: 'Scirocco-l'
> Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 6:46 AM
> Subject: RE: Thanks to all for the injector cleaning help
>
>
> That might have been me...
>
> When I lived in Cali., a fella I knew operated a sniffer station, and so
> he
> had to do involved work on emissions equipment, which included vacuum
> leaks...
>
> What he did was to use a 'Bernz-o-matic' torch, and a long piece of clear
>
> plastic hose... Attatched the hose to the torch, and had the torch -just-
>
> cracked open, and about 10-15 foot away from the vehicle... -IF- there is
> a
> fire, the clear hose will melt and lessen the chances of getting a flash
> all
> the way to the torch. He said it was the most effective thing he had found
> to
> find leaks: Carb cleaner can cool the intake which can increase air
> density
> and therefore increase the idle with none of it actually burning...
>
> Don's right, I have not had to use this yet. However, when it comes to
> setting the knob on the torch, I would take the hose over to the intake
> snorkel and see how much of an increase in throttle there is when the
> engine
> gets a full whiff of the gas, and adjust accordingly...
>
> HTH
>
> David Utley
>
> Quoting Don Walter <dswalterwi@earthlink.net>:
>
> > Someone else had a suggestion on locating vacum leaks, I think it was
> > propane? But they never said how they used it. Maybe they'll chime in.
> > Don
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rick Kellner <rfkellner@snet.net>
> > Sent: Apr 4, 2004 11:58 AM
> > To: 'Scirocco-l' <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Subject: RE: Thanks to all for the injector cleaning help
> >
> > I don't know if you have checked for vacuum leaks yet, it seems as if
> > you have done just about everything else so you might want to try one
> > more thing. It also doesn't' sound like a vacuum leak however; you
> > never know.
> > When I look for vacuum leaks, I spray the area around the TB, boot and
> > hoses with a small amount of starting fluid. If the idle goes up, you
> > have a leak.
> > Rick K.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> > [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of calimus
> > Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 12:59 PM
> > To: Scirocco-l
> > Subject: Thanks to all for the injector cleaning help
> >
> > Just wanted to thank everyone for their responces. I ened up just
> > soaking
> > them in injector cleaner for about 4 hours, shaking them up every hour.
> > The
> > color of the cleaner when done could only be described as YUCK. Slapped
> > on
> > some new O-rings and shoved them in the car. It didn't solve the miss
> > issue
> > that I have, but the car does have more power. I'm starting to wonder
> > now
> > if the dizzy has a problem since I've now replaced, plugs, wires, cap,
> > rotor, coil and injectors. Kinda running out of options so I think I'm
> > down
> > to the ECU, ICM and the dizzy. ICM should be fine as I'm not getting
> > any
> > starting problems, hit the key, fires up, just won't stay running
> > without
> > keeping your foot on the gas for a few min.
> >
> > So, the mystery continues, I'll figure it out eventually. But anyway,
> > thanks again to all that responded.
> >
> > William Snyder
> >
> > 88' Scirocco 16v
> > 89' Cabriolet 8v
> > 71' Karmann Ghia
> >
> >
> >
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