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Date:         Tue, 11 Sep 2001 23:04:37 -0400
Reply-To:     Hans Brouwer <h.brouwer@SYMPATICO.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Hans Brouwer <h.brouwer@SYMPATICO.CA>
Subject:      Re: Turns over/won't start
Comments: To: dscrkjohns@JUNO.COM
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Consult the Bentley manual to check for spark and other checks.

I fiddled with the engine too and I diagnosed it to a faulty hall sender in the distributor. Ken Wilford sells the hall sender.

Hans Brouwer Cumberland, Ontario 86 Westfalia 92 Cabriolet

Sonia Johnson wrote:

> Quick question here, I have an 87 vanagon, manual trans. It turns over > fine, but doesn't start. It's acting like it's out of gas, but it's not. > This problem started suddenly. My husband got it going after fiddling > with things around the engine, and then it started up. My initial > thoughts are either a clogged fuel filter, or a dead fuel pump. If any of > you have any other ideas, we sure would appreciate hearing them. > > Thanks, > SoniaJ > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.


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