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Date:         Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:39:51 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Heads back on, runs OK and dies
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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When I had something similar yesterday, we hung a fuel pressure gauge on it. It was loosing fuel pressure just when it was stalling out under load. Sure sounds like vacuum leaks, Or water in the fuel.

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Jim Felder Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 1:03 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Heads back on, runs OK and dies

It's a manual transmission. I'm sure the plugs are fine, and it runs fine for a short time, and when it starts dropping idle I only have five or maybe ten seconds before it shuts off. Jim

On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 2:52 PM, Scott Daniel - Shazam < scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> Jim, > You have to say manual or automatic transmission if you are going to talk > about how the throttle cable feels. > > There's no way to mix up the injector wires. The ECU fires them as one big > injector, all 4 at once. They are not sequential, or even timed. The only > thing the ECU does is keep them open so many milliseconds depending on > fuel > requirements. > > Just pull one plug wire at a time to look for obviously not firing > cylinders. > I'll go over my method on adjusting hydraulic valve lifters if you want. > Scott > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Jim Felder > Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 12:39 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Heads back on, runs OK and dies > > Got the right head on this morning, hooked everything up and it started > right up, at least from the sounds of the initial idle. > It is powerless, though, and it feels as though the throttle is connected > to > the accelerator by a long, soft rubber band, meaning that there is a > strong > lag behind pressing the accelerator and the rev of the engine. > > The engine may (or may not) idle nicely for a while, and then the rpms > fall > and the engine quits. > > I know the spark plugs are going to the right place. Could I have the > injectors swapped? Could the new, unprimed lifters be doing it? My > experience with setting valves on cars tells me that it couldn't be this > far > out by making a mistake in the valve timing, or could I be wrong about > that? > > Thanks, > > Jim > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.1/1348 - Release Date: 3/28/2008 > 10:58 AM > > >

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