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Date:         Thu, 29 Jan 2004 21:58:48 -0600
Reply-To:     Conrad Klahn <conradk@MAC.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Conrad Klahn <conradk@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: Spoke too soon... (won't idle when warm)
In-Reply-To:  <003d01c3e688$b99fbc60$6400a8c0@ed.shawcable.net>
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Well,

I took a walk this morning to pick up the van. It started right up and I drove it home. After work, I replaced all the vacuum hoses. There were a couple of them that were questionable. Drove it around for about 15 minutes, and it stalled out. Luckily I coasted across the intersection and parked it safely. It didn't start after that. So, not a vacuum problem. (But, I would have had to replace them soon anyways.)

I disconnected the Temp2 sensor - still nothing. I made sure that I could hear the fuel pump working properly and I could hear it. Tomorrow morning I'll have my wife crank it while I look for a spark. I'm thinking that it will be there since I am getting the herky-jerky right before it dies, and that tells me it is probably a fuel delivery problem.

I am going to buy a new fuel regulator tomorrow. I have a set of 2.1 fuel injector rails/injectors I'll clean up and throw on their Saturday. Hope that's it.

Conrad

On Jan 29, 2004, at 10:55 AM, Alfred Bagdan wrote:

> The first thing that should come to mind when the starting problem is > temperature related, is the Temp2 sensor, a cheap and easy part to > replace. > Had the same problem years ago. > > Alfred > 85 Westy > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Conrad Klahn" <conradk@MAC.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 7:34 PM > Subject: Spoke too soon... (won't idle when warm) > > >> Hi, >> >> So this morning I fired it up, headed out of town and got about 8 >> miles >> (the nearest small town), slowed down to stop at a light and it >> started >> to hesitate. Luckily the light was with me and I was able to glide >> around the corner. But that was it, it wouldn't restart. >> >> Knowing that it would start just fine when cold - on my way home (my >> wife had to rescue me and drive me to/from work) - it started up >> great, >> I nearly got all the way home when I let off the gas to go around a >> corner, and it stalled. Same thing, no start. >> >> George says I need to check for spark - and I'm thinking that he has a >> good clue. The weird thing I noticed the last couple of times, when I >> start up from a cold start, the horn honks quietly. Maybe an ignition >> switch short that only acts up when the van is warm? We'll see. >> >> Of course, this won't stop me from pulling the fuel regulator again. >> And this time I might as well do all the fuel rail lines and injector >> seals. >> >> Conrad > >


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