Date:         Mon, 2 Oct 2000 20:39:42 -0700
Reply-To:     Alan S Gondry <alangondry@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alan S Gondry <alangondry@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Vanagon won't start help
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My 1983 H20 Vanagon will not start after being parked and tried to start
after 10 minutes.  Before this I noticed that it ran sluggish, but not so
significant to worry.  Upon several times cranking the engine I could
smell gas.  I can only assume that the gas is getting to the engine.
After investigation, I decided to replace the points and distributor cap
due to corrosion, etc.   I have a plug wire tester and noticed I am
getting spark.

By the way, after all the poking around it started once with the throttle
open, then it ran normal.  I thought I would see if it would happen to
start again, problem solved, but back to same thing.  I evan left it for
45 minutes and it will not start.

Also note I recently did some work on my expansion tank.  I forgot to
plug the temp sender in and got a hot light on and thought I was over
heating, the tank was full when opened.

So it since at the parking lot where it died.

Any advice would be helpful.


Alan Gondry
'83 h2o vanagon
Vancouver, WA

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