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Date:         Fri, 25 Jan 2002 20:14:28 -0500
Reply-To:     Vanagon Man <vgonman@MSN.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Vanagon Man <vgonman@MSN.COM>
Subject:      Got it running...88 Wolfsburg
Comments: To: sweettits@shitbag.com
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I got that van running in under 2 hours......  


First problem, shitty cap and rotor..........


second problem, center part of coil was missing pin for the primary coil wire to contact.........(last mechanic left a good coil in the van, so got it free)


3rd problem, no fuel pressure........switched fuel pump relay, nada......jumpered fuel pump relay..fired right up. There was a failed ground in the ecu.......so, I spliced a ground to that wire going to the fuel pump relay to "fool" the system...(thanks to Ken Wilford at Van-Again for his help brainstorming this over the phone) it worked!  Set the timing, and been driving it since.  Less than $30 in parts, and I am getting a rebuilt ECU from Ken Wilford at Vanagain for a VERY reasonable price. 


Anyone interested in a pic I can send?




Adam P


81 Westy "The Brick"
74 Beetle "Ol' Yeller"
70 SingleCab   "Whitey"


84 Vanagon Partsmobile 
82 Westy (for sale)
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