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Date:         Sat, 19 Aug 2000 15:41:08 -0700
Reply-To:     Michael Schiesser <fruitlands@yahoo.com>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Michael Schiesser <fruitlands@yahoo.com>
Subject:      Re: Loud knock when starting
Comments: To: Alan Hong <ahong@gte.net>
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Mine has the same miles, that is if the milage is correct (see "90 westy price" in today's archives) Interesting this is coming on for you too. THe one good thought that came from the list was bad motor mounts, seems to be a possibility but the noise itself has a low pitched explosive property that is it comes on just at that moment when the engine catches where one takes their hand off the ignition key. I have this other problem that may be related, in that my automatic transmission lever kill switch that is designed to keep the car from starting in drive or reverse, is keeping the car from starting in Park or neutral too unless I draw the gearshift to the left slightly to make the electrical connection, all while turning the key. SOmetimes I let up on the gearshift pressure before the engine catches, and subsequently the car doesn't start. SO then I go ahead and repeat it and this time shen it starts I get the slight low pitched boom/knock which I am starting to wonder if it is backfiring due to gas vapors that made it to the exhaust by an engine that was finishing cranking (via momentum from the starter), but not getting sparks to the fuel at that last millisecond of ignition, so unburnt fuel gets in the exhaust, then when I go to start it again, everything blows at once...backfire. Although its not a gunshot like backfire. My bug used to do that with a faulty distributor.

Hope this helps

--- Alan Hong <ahong@gte.net> wrote: > Aloha Mike, > > I too have an '89 Vanagon. At about 105,000 miles, > it also started intermittently making a knock/boom > sound upon ignition. > > Did anyone from the list respond to you, and/or have > you learned what is the cause? > I haven't seen anything in the archives. > > Thanks, > > Alan Hong > '89 Wolfsburg > Honolulu, Hawaii >

===== Michael Schiesser MD 1732 18th Ave #J Seattle WA 98122

"Fruitlands" is name given to the region around Harvard Mass by early settlers. We dont live there any more, but I did when I chose fruitlands as a user name.

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