Date:         Wed, 7 Nov 2001 14:31:34 -0500
Reply-To:     Chad G <groch@WORLDCHAT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Chad G <groch@WORLDCHAT.COM>
Subject:      Advice.......RE: Van Dies
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Hi,
I posted yesterday that I had a problem with my van dying while driving.
Sometimes it would lose power for a couple seconds and then run fine.  Other
times it would just die while sitting at a stop light.  On all occasions so
far it would start back up and on I went.  Well, it was time for some
maintenance anyway and I decided to mess around. I thought the fuel pump
could be the culprit so I swaped with a known good one.  Didn't help.  I put
on a new fuel filter.....and a new ground wire to the fuel pump......didn't
help.  I then traced the wire that brings power to the fuel pump (it is
white with #32) on it to the box above the ignition coil.  If I wiggle
around the conector in there I could get a test light to go on and off.
This is the part I'm not sure of.......should the test light stay lit
indicating that there is constant power going to the pump?? (cause that
isn't what happened)  I then swaped out the resistors in the box with known
good ones.........the van seemed to run fine today but I didn't drive it for
any extended period.  Any ideas????????????


Chad 85GL's