that's an excellent suggestion. I really like to have a fuel pressure gauge on the fuel system for any intermittent dieing issues., and keep it on there until the problem is fully resolved. On one van .... it would just fall on it's face...barely run. Fuel pressure gauge showed that fuel pressure dropped to near zero 'when it did it' . That van had a pretty clogged fuel filter, and a bad fuel pump. the fuel delivery and pressure 'path' is only one area that can cause this dieing thing, but it has to be checked out for sure, unless you just happen to find something else. In winter I am always more suspect of fuel system issues, including the fuel itself. Scott www.turbovans.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Malcolm Stebbins" <mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 6:59 AM Subject: Re: engine dies while driving - possible causes?
> One of the most difficult diagnosis that I had to deal with was a dieing > fuel > pump. The fuel pump would intermittently fail, and I/we/they accused > nearly > every other part of failing instead. Finally a mechanic put a fuel pump > pressure gauge on and sure enough, when the engine died, the fuel > pressure had > gone to zero. What made it so difficult to diagnose was the intermittent > nature > of the failure. Just a "suggestions". malcolm > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU> > > The symptom is that the engine dies. Suggestions? > > Joy |
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