Follow up question to my "So thar I was" post. A list member p-mailed and suggested that rain may have entered the engine compartment through the air vent on the side of the van. Considering that the wind was strong enough to force water through the pop-top fabric, was easily 40 mph, and the downpour was actually a side-pour (rain was blowing horizontally), is it possible that buckets might have gone in the vent? Perhaps causing the engine to just turn over and over but not catch? The weather side was the driver's side, i.e., the side of the engine with the ECU, the ignition coil. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.