Hi Hans, I had a similar problem in my '86 Westy, for about 5 years. Checked everything in the world and never could find a problem. It just occaisionally (like 3 times a year) wouldn't start. No spark, nothing. Occaisionally, it would die if I was going downhill, throttle closed, for a long time. Sometimes it would immediately start back up, sometimes not. I finally found a broken wire to the Hall sensor, right inside the black bung going into the distributor. Replaced the Hall Sensor, never had a problem afterwards. I'd say pull the Hall sensor out and check the leads with a meter, while bending the wires (carefully) around bung. Good luck, Keith Hughes '86 Westy TiiCo, Marvin > I found another somewhat melted black connector underneath the throttle > switch. I made the repair to it and I started up the van let it run for a > couple minutes and shut it off and it restarted it 5 times in a row. Well I > said naa cant be that easy after all the work I been doing , Well I was > right again about the van not restarting , I took the van to go buy a > sixpack of beer ,came back out and no start! Back to the drawing board I > wonder about the 02 sensor ,coil , Very strange Intermitt problem , Any > body have any clues ? > |
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