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Date:         Sun, 5 Aug 2007 14:02:47 -0400
Reply-To:     Joseph Fortino <fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joseph Fortino <fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Van Died
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kids just want to keep on crusing.. my 2 girls would be ohh dad its 100+ and what happened.. LOL glad all is well.. check the ground connection also clean it..

side note: All, Im moving to Oregon this coming Sept, the Van is going to be in a cooler place.. hehe we made it 3ish years here in Vegas, time to move on.. :)

Joe and Family

-----Original Message----- >From: BJ Feddish <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET> >Sent: Aug 5, 2007 10:47 AM >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: Van Died > >Got it started, thanks. I went down there and wiggled the fuel pump (Of >course I'm probably covered in poison ivy now as that is the state plant and >grows along the roads here) and the wire. The wire looks pretty suspicious >as it's not tied down as it should be. After that I heard the pump kick on >when I turned the key and it started right up. Thankfully it's in my >driveway now. I'm going to replace the fuel pump, filter and wire tomorrow >as a precautionary move. The last tow a few months ago was due to a similar >problem. > >My 3 year old was not very happy abandoning ship but at least we were within >walking distance of home. Not the NJ turnpike. > >Bryan > >-----Original Message----- >From: Joseph Fortino [mailto:fortino1@earthlink.net] >Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 1:42 PM >To: BJ Feddish >Subject: Re: Van Died > >all the light come on when you turn the key? check fuel pump connections >also when was the last time the filter was changed? good battery? alt? ECU? >check connection >distro cap.. gas/spark 2 areas first.. does it turn over at all? > > >Joe > >-----Original Message----- >>From: BJ Feddish <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET> >>Sent: Aug 5, 2007 10:17 AM >>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >>Subject: Van Died >> >>My 83.5 stopped dead coming up my street today. It just cut out. I don't >>think I hear the fuel pump kicking in with the key. Whats the best way to >>diagnose this? >> >>Thanks, >>Bryan


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