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Date:         Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:23:57 -0800
Reply-To:     ray berthiaume <jettaray301@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         ray berthiaume <jettaray301@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      air cooled flooding
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hello newbie here. i have a problem with a 1981 2.0 afc fed vanagon. got it to run (surprisingly well) after a 4 year nap. moving it around on the lawn, i went to start it up and it would only run w the gas ped floored. i believe the dual relay is culprit, as the fuel pump wiring is dead. i've been troubleshooting it with a jumper wire from the pump to battery (causing it to run constant). disconnecting the pump causes it to run almost good, until it runs out of gas. connecting the pump causes immediate flooding. i have a bently and ran the checks on the dual relay. it seemed the FI side was not being powered, as there was no power to the brain. ran another wire to the relay plug to the + coil terminal, powering the FI, and it seemed to run better. connecting the fuel pump would cause it to flood. parts replaced: fuel pump, both filters, all the rubber lines, all ignition parts, starter, battery. removed the gas tank and gave it a kero rinse, pulled the injectors, they looked good. been trying to get this going for 3 months now and don't wanna give up. question is; if the dual relay is bad, will it affect the FI and fuel delivery causing flooding, or will the FI not work at all? i thought if the FI wasn't powered, it wouldn't spray fuel at all. just wanted to ask before dumping another 100.00 into it. thanks

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