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Re: Mech Fuel injection

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Subject: Re: Mech Fuel injection
From: Chris M West <chris_west@juno.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:06:34 -0500
  Tim Collins wrote:                                                     
                                                                         
                             Ah yes, I remember the K Jet system on my
'79 Rabbit. The car got to 
running poorly. The manual says to check the injector spray pattern by 
rigging a switch to the fuse block then placing the injector in a glass
jar 
to inspect the spray pattern. So, I did that for awhile and put things
back 
together. When I tried to start the car, I found it was hydrolocked
because 
the other 3 injectors were spraying too. So, I took the plugs out, 
disconnected the coil and cranked her over expecting the cylinders to
blow 
the extra gas out. Well they did, but somewhere there was a spark too. 
There was a GREAT BIG fireball!!! Did I mention the car was in the
garage? 
Did I mention my wife was in the garage too? Fortunately, there wasn't
much 
gasoline involved, the main door was open and the car was facing out. No 
damage to the car or the garage, but it took awhile to calm the wife
down. 
Just proves that angels watch over fools.
 
Tim Collins
Midland, MI
1966 AH Sprite 

When I was shop foreman at the VW / Porsche dealer we had a (lazy /
inept) tech do a fuel line recall on a 914.  He slit through some hard
plastic fuel lines and did not notice.  When he started the car the
fireball coming out of the engine compartment (lid was open) was
spectacular - and the customer was watching through the waiting room
window!!!  Amazingly the only real damage was some melted plastic letters
(P-O-R-S-C-H-E) on the lid.

Chris

AN5L35578




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