Date:         Fri, 17 Jun 2005 20:36:16 -0500
Reply-To:     Wesley Alden Pegden <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU>
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From:         Wesley Alden Pegden <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU>
Subject:      Update, Thanks, and Details
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Hi all, thanks so much for the replies.

I have been to NJ and back... and on the way back, the van performed very well.

As Ken at Vanagain discovered, my problem was not a bad Temp 2 sensor, but a bad ground, which was corrupting the Temp 2 sensor output.  (I think Dennis Haynes mentioned this as a possibility in one of his posts that I saw.)  The problem, until fixed, was devastating.  Not only would the van usually not start, but it would leak oil whenever it did start since it was running so rich.  That is (thankfully) fixed now as well, with an oil change.

This fixed my previously mentioned voltage problem as well (thanks for the replies on that, too).  My volts are now at 14v.  That sounds good, right?

Here's another big thanks to Ken at Vanagain, and also to Terry, who answered my calls for help with very thorough vanagon phone support.

Thanks again guys,
Wes.



On Mon, Jun 13, 2005 at 09:18:48PM -0400, Mike Collum wrote:
> It sure sounds to me like you have a bad fuel pressure regulator.
>
> With a bad one, you can usually start it back up right away after
> shutting it off ... but if you wait a few minutes ... then you sometimes
> you have to wait a couple of hours after you shut the engine off.
>
> The regulator (when bad) causes the injectors to drip into the cylinders
> thereby flooding the engine.  When running, the engine typically runs
> rich, too.
>
> Mike
>
>
> Wesley Alden Pegden wrote:
> >After everything else, now this....  My battery/alternator seem to be
> >okay, but now I'm having persisting difficulties starting the van
> >(currently stuck at a gas station between pittsburgh  and harrisburgh).
> >It seems possible that the engine is simply flooding every time I turn it
> >off---I say this only because the problem seems to occur more often when
> >the car has been only recently shut off.  Then again, waiting 15-20
> >minutes doesn't always help (which is why I hiked to this internet
> >terminal...).   Also, although it might be my imagination, my idle rate
> >seems distinctly faster than I remember.
> >
> >Anybody have any ideas of what I could try to get it going?  Is there some
> >faster way to start a flooded engine other than waiting (and perhaps more
> >effective?)  Pushing the pedal all the way hasn't been fruitfull,
> >unfortunately.
> >
> >Thanks very much for any help!
> >
> >If anyone wants to increase their chances of reaching me with their
> >advice, they might try my cell phone instead of email: 412 708 3772.  Or
> >personal email, which I can sometimes check from the road (or on the side
> >of it) on my cell phone (but not list email).  Thanks very much for any
> >help....
> >
> >-Wes
> >
>