Date:         Fri, 28 May 2004 05:46:57 -0400
Reply-To:     Michael Rule <mikerule@UFL.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Michael Rule <mikerule@UFL.EDU>
Subject:      TSII info
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HI Hans (and anyone In The Know),

Can you help me out please and give me an idea of what the TSII
does?   Might help in the future if my basic trouble-shooting
skills offer no help in the fuel-delivery department!

Cheers,
Mike


On Thu May 27 23:59:57 EDT 2004, Hans Achter
<hansform@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Sounds like a Temp Sensor II problem to me.  Does it actually run
> for
> several seconds, or just start and die, start and die, etc.  In
> the latter
> case it probably is TSII.
> Try disconnecting the blue plug way out on the left front corner
> of the
> engine, then try to start it again.  If it starts and runs, let
> it run for
> 20 seconds and plug it back in and all will be normal again until
> the motor
> gets cold.
>
> -Hans
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "TJ Hemrick" <x53gunner@YAHOO.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 9:57 PM
> Subject: [VANAGON] 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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