Date:         Sat, 26 Feb 2011 01:09:44 -0600
Reply-To:     Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
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From:         Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
Subject:      Re: Sorta Scary Event
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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Yah, that would really s^#k leveling off after a climb.



Tom



From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
Alistair Bell
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 11:51 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Sorta Scary Event



John,

I bet your were glad that you were on the ground :)

Off hand I can think of 1 thing to check...ign switch

alistair



On 25-Feb-11, at 9:28 PM, John Rodgers wrote:

> Driving along the highway tonight, the engine just suddenly quit as
> cold as if I had turned off the ignition. All the annunciator lights
> came on as I coasted to a stop on the side of the road. I turned the
> ignition off, then back on, then to start, and it fired right up, and
> didn't fault again. For the engine to do that - even once - says I
> have
> a problem. But where to even start looking I don't have a clue. It
> didn't even sputter. It was like someone threw the "Off" switch - but
> the ignition switch was on of course. What might cause a blatant
> engine
> stoppage that way? It didn't even sputter.
>
> If it happened once - it WILL happen again.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John

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