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Date:   Thu, 27 May 2004 20:06:14 -0700
Reply-To:   Jason Kirk <Gojira@ADELPHIA.NET>
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From:   Jason Kirk <Gojira@ADELPHIA.NET>
Subject:   Re: Help! My Van won't start!
In-Reply-To:   <20040528015704.42417.qmail@web13802.mail.yahoo.com>
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This may sound dumb, but it sounds like you're not getting any fuel to your engine. If it starts and runs until the starting fluid is burnt up, then I would say that you're having a fuel delivery problem. I'm not a mechanic, but I would suspect the fuel pump.

Jason

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of TJ Hemrick Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 6:57 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Help! My Van won't start!

I have an 88 Wolfsburg/automatic that's kicking my butt. It turns over and catches if I shoot some starting fluid in it but within seconds of running it shuts down. It will do it over and over again but nothing else. It has gas (don't laugh, I've seen someone do it!), the battery and starter are 100%. I've got plenty of used good parts from my 2.1 to play "swaptronics" with. Does anyone have a good idea which one of the sensors, relays, or switches I should attack first? I realize that's a pretty open ended question with not much to go on but that's all I know at this time. Someone must have had something like this. I've got a few new temp sensors also. It sounds smooth when it is running. It's not rough like it's got bad gas or something like that.

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