Date:         Thu, 18 Apr 2002 21:35:48 -0400
Reply-To:     "Carrington, Tom" <TCarrington@RELITECH.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Carrington, Tom" <TCarrington@RELITECH.COM>
Subject:      FW: cranks over, but it will not even sputter
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Please reply to the sender, not me.

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> From: Dan Eggert [SMTP:daneggert920@msn.com]
> To:   vanagon-request@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
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> Hello everyone,
> I am having a problem with my 83 air cooled vanagon and I need some help
> trying to figure out what the actuall problem is.  If you are going to
> send me some info please send it to my personal address since I am no
> longer subscribed to the list since I do not have easy access to the
> internet daneggert920@msn.com
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> Thanks
> -Right now it will not even start!  It cranks over, but it will not even
> sputter.  I replaced my points a while back and I don't think I got it set
> right (no dwell metter, my bad) and since then I have had weird problems.
> I can drive it for a while and when I shut it off for a few minutes, it
> will sometimes not start unless you let it sit for about forty-five
> minutes and then it will start just fine.  The idle was a little rough and
> my gas mileage dropped, why I think I never had the points set right.  I
> just changed the oil the other day and when I started it up it ran fine
> for about a minute, had pressure and all, then the idle got extremely
> rough and then it died.  I can't get it to idle.  I reset the points and
> that seemed to help just a bit, but it still would keep stalling out.  The
> distributer and rotor looked pretty crappy so I changed them along with a
> new set of points and condensor. The plugs looked fine.  I even went out
> and got a dwell meter so I could set the points right. Now, no matter what
> I set the points to, it will not start!  and I have not been able to work
> with anyone so I can't check the dwell by myself.  Any suggestions?  I
> need help.
> Thanks everyone, please send replies to daneggert920@msn.com
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> www.daneggert.com <http://www.daneggert.com/>
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