Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 11:25:21 EDT
Reply-To: JordanVw@AOL.COM
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From: JordanVw@AOL.COM
Subject: HELP NEEDED-84 WESTY BROKEN DOWN IN NEBRASKA..pls read
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my sister's brother in law, Jeff, called me last night.. he is on a cross
country trip from NY back to his home in SF Bay area and he has broken down in
Kimball Nebraska.. he has a '84 westy with a new Go-Westy 1.9Lwbx motor. the
van is having problems which seem like gas starvation problems..this started
happening yesterday, he made it from NYC to nebraska without a hitch till this
problem.. he filled up the van w/ gas, then drove it like 150 miles, and the
van started to sputter and die.. he let the motor cool down, then it
started back up, he made it another 100 miles or so, then the same thing happened
again.. oil pressure and coolant temps are fine.
a local mechanic out there got the van running again w/ starting fluid/ether
sprayed into the intake, and drove it around the corner to his shop, replaced
the fuel filter, just as a precautionary measure.. (not sure that this did
anything or was even a problem) Jeff then drove for another 50 miles and the
same thing happened again.. he called me and i asked him if the fuel pump was
making a excessively loud buzzing or uneven noise, he said no, he started the
van and put his hand on the fuel pump at idle, and could hear/feel it buzzing.
basically he can start it once it cools down but can only get 50 or so miles
out of it before it starts crapping out like a fuel starvation problem..
he has owned this van for a year and a half, and its a california van, it made
it all the way from SF to NY on the first leg of the trip without a problem..
He called Go-Westy but they were less than helpful about a possible
diagnosis. His wife was traveling with him on the trip, with their baby, and 2
dogs..but he put his wife and kid on a plane back to cali because their baby was
sick. so he and the dogs are stranded in nebraska.
any ideas? i thought it may be the fuel pump, but it seems to be buzzing..
anyway he is in kimball nebraska now.. any listers local to that area? or
if anyone could give him further assistance over the phone with things to
check, it would be greatly appreciated.. his name is jeff and his cell is:
415-377-2446
thanks for any help anyone can give.. he is without his laptop so he doesnt
have internet acess.
chris
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