At 11/2/2008 07:49 PM, Michael Hart wrote: >Just got back from a trip to the mountains in my '87 Westy, on the >back of a AAA transporter.... The trip up yesterday went perfectly. >Coming back down California Highway 4 today, after driving 40 miles, >the engine just lost power and died about 30s later. It would start >up again after a minute or two rest, run for perhaps a minute and >then loose power again, run very rough & die. My attempts to >diagnose the problem failed me (hence the AAA transporter); - Tried >changing the ecu (I had a spare) - exactly the same. Waited for 15 >minutes for engine to cool down and tried again; exactly the same. >Took a plug out - nice and clean. Engine compartment was dry and >electrical leads & coil seemed fine (although it had been raining). >Couldn't hear if the fuel pump was runing (too noisy alongside the >highway). Now the van is in my driveway, I'm planning my campaign to >find the problem. My first thought is this is a fuel starvation >problem, so I will check/replace the fuel filter and fuel pump (& >check there is no obstruction at the gas tank). Do you think I'm on >the right track or do you have better suggestions? Thanks, Mike '87 >Westy SF Bay Area I'd put a shot of starter fluid in it and give it a try. If it runs for a moment then dies I'd treat it as a fuel problem, if not I'd start at the ing end.
Rob becida@comcast.net |
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