Date:         Tue, 11 Feb 2003 10:02:45 -0700
Reply-To:     Nancy Eilers-Hughes <keithahughes@QWEST.NET>
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From:         Nancy Eilers-Hughes <keithahughes@QWEST.NET>
Subject:      Re: vanagon Digest - 10 Feb 2003 - Special issue (#2003-155)
Comments: To: Hans Vanhethoen <hvhus@YAHOO.COM>
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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 ?
>