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Date:         Wed, 4 Sep 2002 08:19:40 -0600
Reply-To:     Andrew Fox <afox@CNR.COLOSTATE.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Andrew Fox <afox@CNR.COLOSTATE.EDU>
Subject:      stranded in san francisco...need watercooled westy tech help (fwd)
Comments: cc: m_laken@yahoo.com
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This is from a friend in hte local VW clugb here in Fort Collins. Please forward any advice to me and ill forward it to him.

Thanks, Andrew Fox

From: m_laken@yahoo.com Subject: stranded in san francisco...need watercooled westy tech help

Hello all.....

my buddy is stranded in san fancisco...his 87 westy will not sputter or backfire or even attempt to iginite....even when spraying ether directly into it's manifold...he is very mechanically competent and he and i are stumped....

he gets good spark, it turns over just fine (battery and starter good)....compression is there (120 psi)....injectors have good spray pattern....basic electrical checks on coil, air flow meter, oxygen sensor, and computer seem to indicate all is well....

the engine was having troubles under 2000 rpms until it warmed up for the last couple weeks, then 2 days ago, he was running just fine, came to a stop sign and it quit....it was plenty warm, and it would not restart....(he thinks it is not the cold start injector because of this fact)

we both think it has to be an ignition problem....but dont know where to look next...any experiences/tips could be very helpful.....thanks, mark laken

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