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Date:         Sat, 26 Feb 2011 01:24:42 -0800
Reply-To:     HotelWestfalia <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
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From:         HotelWestfalia <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
Subject:      Re: Sorta Scary Event
Comments: To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <4D688F66.1060802@charter.net>
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My first reactive thought is the ignition switch. I'm sure, there will be a few more with other ideas, like ECU. It's a good practice to have the few small electrical parts as spares in the van. Anything like this can happen with this older cars, anytime. But I can also think of a ground connection that was not perfect and did not deliver enough electrons, and it may happen again. I assume, you have a 2.1 watercooled van. Zoltan

----- Original Message ----- From: "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 9:28 PM Subject: Sorta Scary Event

> 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 > > -- > John Rodgers > Clayartist and Moldmaker > 88'GL VW Bus Driver > Chelsea, AL > Http://www.moldhaus.com >


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