At 02:04 AM 6/15/2001, Chris Findley wrote: >My van makes this ticking sounds when you turn the key a little bit, and i >have to wait for the ticking to die down a bit before i can turn it over >if i dont wait for the ticking to die down the van doesnt turn over..is >this normal or are you supposed be able to hop and start em up??let me know >Thanks Chris You should be able to turn the key from off to start and have it start. When you go from OFF to IGN the ECU will cause the fuel pump to run for a few seconds -- some ECUs will make it run twice. It makes a humming sound you can hear under the floor if things are quiet. After that the pump should stop and stay stopped until the ECU starts seeing ignition pulses when you crank. Oops -- I see you have an aircooled. I just described how the watercooled ones work. I suspect the aircooled are similar, but not sure. d
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