Date:         Tue, 27 Jan 2004 22:46:20 EST
Reply-To:     Trvlr2001@AOL.COM
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From:         John Carpenter <Trvlr2001@AOL.COM>
Subject:      91 dead on the freeway tech expertise needed !
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Hi All,
My low coolant light has been blinking,
and to get it to stop, till I topped'er off,
I've just been turning off the ignition,
and restarting the engine.
Well, I was coasting to a stop in traffic,
and the low coolant light was flashing.
So,,,, I put the trans in neutral,
and turned off the key.
Waited about two seconds, and tried to restart the Van.
Nothing. I figured, Oh no, I've flooded it.
So, I got it off of the road, & Disconnected the fuel pump,
and cranked it over pretty good to clear a flooded condition.
Tried to start it & nothing again. Not even a pop.
Checked under the dash & couldn't find any burned out fuses???
kept on trying to start it & no luck.
I hot wired the fuel pump, it was humming, still no start?
Any Ideas would be greatly appreciated!
I'm thinking, maybe I've shorted out the Key switch?
Although It cranks over real good, maybe the switch isn't passing on any
juice?
I believe I've pretty much ruled out a flooded condition,
and there is no gas smell either.
There doesn't appear to be any spark.
Could it be an ignition relay of some kind?
Thanks so much in advance,
John C.
SLC, UT
91 Westy,,,