"Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote in
news:J9adndqefYbHTaDbnZ2dnUVZ_jGdnZ2d@sedona.net:

> "Tim" <timcall@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:1178434315.880058.127010@o5g2000hsb.googlegro ups.com...
>>I did an ohm check on my fuel injectors today, '91 Accord, 173k...They
>> all showed a reading of 2.7 ohms.
>>
>> Haynes says they should be between 1.5 and 2.5.
>>
>> What does it mean that mine are at 2.7?

It means you may have some lead resistance in yout test leads(that needs to
be subtracted),or resistance in the connection to the injector. the low
ohms range is vulnerable to that,unless you have a DMM with a 4-terminal
ohms measurement capability.


>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Tim
>>
>>
> They are okay. If anything goes wrong they will drop some (shorted
> windings) or go up a whole lot (broken connection). That they all
> measure the same, and in the ballpark, is a good sign. As 'Te' says,
> zero isn't exactly zero on low ohms of a DVM.
>
> Backing up a bit, what led you to check the injector resistance? Is
> the engine running badly?
>
> Mike
>
>
>



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