So the earlier models have the ground running to the front by fuse panel as per Bentley? Or did I read Bentley wrong? (soon to be former "air cooled mind is dying to know --- ;^) IIRC, on mine, the FP ground wire is located in the engine bay. As you suggest. ('81 Canadian model air cooled) Westy. Neil.
On 4/4/08, Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > Most likely, if your air-cooled vanagaon is like later ones, the ground wire > for the fuel pump goes a few inches to a screw screwed into the frame, and > easy spot to get corroded.
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> Scott > www.turbovans.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Zoltan Kuthy > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 11:34 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Subject: Air-cooled fuel pump ... > > ... is not running, but the engine turns over nicely. Now, if I apply juice > to it, I can start the car. > It does not help to change the double relay. Air-cooled, manual. > Is it some ground somewhere? > Zoltan > Also, I was trying to get on the Type2 list, but I could not establish > membership. Any new way? > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.5/1359 - Release Date: 4/4/2008 > 8:23 AM >
-- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" http://web.mac.com/tubaneil http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ |
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