Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:11:26 -0800
Reply-To: Chad Lyles <chad.lyles@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Chad Lyles <chad.lyles@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: WHAT JUST HAPPENED???
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well ignition switch is new ... actually its the second new one in a few
months (but that problem was fixed) on a side note when i went to get the
van this morning it DID in fact start up... which aligns to Mike C's
original hypothesis... its at the shop now...
and for the record...i am not blaming the mechanics... you see i am supposed
to be driving across the country in 4 days to move back to texas... and my
stress levels and anxiety about the trip are through the roof... i am aware
of the fickle existence of our vans... its just horrid timing :) so i'm not
knocking you mechanics and techs out there that know what your doing... just
frustrated thats all! thanks again for the support! i couldn't (literally)
keep this tank on the road with out you guys!
Chad~
On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 8:05 AM, Joseph Fortino <fortino1@earthlink.net>
wrote:
> This is what I was thinking, ECU could trip up and cause much flooding.
> find out what they touched if you can and work from this point.
>
>
> Joe
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Ken Lewis <kdlewis@NORTHSTATE.NET>
> >Sent: Feb 22, 2008 7:51 AM
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: Re: WHAT JUST HAPPENED???
> >
> >Chad,
> >Our 85 would exhibit these symptoms if you stalled the engine. It would
> turn
> >over but not catch and stink of gas. I discovered the work-around of
> >activating WOT (wide open throttle) to get it started.
> >My theory was the timing advance mechanism in the distributor was getting
> >slammed into a fully advanced position when the engine was stalled. WOT
> >caused three things to occur; it dropped the intake manifold vacuum to
> >retard the timing closer to normal, fooled the ECU in thinking it was
> still
> >in idle (since the WOT sensor and idle position sensor are the same
> switch)
> >and allowed a lot of air in to clear the flooding.
> >The problem never returned after I lubricated the timing mechanism. Your
> >owners manual states the felt button under the rotor should receive a few
> >drops of lubricant at every oil change.
> >I would get used to the "miraculous cure just before the tow truck
> arrives"
> >syndrome. ;-\
> >Good Luck,
> >Ken Lewis
> >http://neksiwel.20m.com/
>
>
> "the possession of anything begins in the mind" - Bruce Lee
>
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Chad~
84gl "Hop-a-long"
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