Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2007 12:43:38 -0700
Reply-To: brendan@BELLATAZZA.COM
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From: Brendan Slevin <brendan@BELLATAZZA.COM>
Subject: Moving to OR WAS: re:Van Died
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Where abouts in Oregon are you moving, Joe? We're here in Bend, Oregon,
about 3 (+/-) hours form everywhere: Portland, Klamath Falls, Oregon
Coast. Swing through and we'll gladly show you around. That's an open
invitation for the list, too!
Bren-DAD, Summer-mama, 10 year old Boy Child, 6 Year old Girl Child, 7
month old Girl Child.
and and 84 GL named Totoro.
-Brendan
> 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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