Date:         Sat, 12 Jan 2002 16:49:16 -0500
Reply-To:     Chad G <groch@WORLDCHAT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Chad G <groch@WORLDCHAT.COM>
Subject:      Fuel Pump Problems
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I posted earlier about my van not starting.  I've narrowed down my problem.
I must first say that I know very little about working on cars.  To recap,
my van wouldn't start.  I left it and tried it some time later and it fired
right up.  Now it won't start again.  I tested the fuel pump to see if it
was the culprit.  I ran a wire off the battery to the pump.......the pump
works fine.  Am I correct to assuming there is no power going to the pump??
This happened once before and I ended up putting in a new fuel pump relay
and everything worked out.  I don't have a new relay and will have to wait
till monday to get one from the dealer.  If the relay is the problem why do
they keep dying on me (the last one went 2 months ago)?  If it isn't the
relay where do I go from there.  I was thinking of running a new wire from
the pump directly to the relay box.........

any suggestions??

Chad 85GL