Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:36:58 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help
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I had something similar recently .
It's always a simple easy thing to disconnect the oxygen sensor signal wire.
Kinda always try that when there are heebie-geebies.
It can't hurt really ..
in the case of my 87 wolfsburg, it made it be able to run...
and a new oxygens sensor as a next step made it fully happy again.
I am also very big on checking that the throttle swtich makes contact at
idle..
as almost 'most of them' don't, that I see anyway.
Thought that won't keep it from starting.
Consider Temp Sensor II for sure.
I had one, on an 86 vanagon ..
it was ok cold, but wonky hot.
it could get flooded easily ..
which is a no-start for sure.
Pull out your plugs , or one or two at leat, next time it won't start and
see if they are wet.
if they're wet ....either it's flooded from too much fuel, or the igniton
sysem is not firing the plugs .
a few things for you to try ,
Scott
www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "david hardy" <david@PLANETMIND.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 12:56 PM
Subject: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help
> So I have this issue with my '86 Westy that's got me stumped...yesterday
> it started missing a
> tad, then just it quit on me in the middle of traffic (luckily a block
> from my house) after
> running great all day. It would turn over but just not fire. After tons of
> cranking I got it
> started again, but it was running really rough, no power, very unbalanced,
> coughs and sputters
> when trying to rev it. It seemed to go between running perfectly then
> terribly every few
> seconds. I got it home and it's getting spark, fuel pump is working (pump
> runs and there's
> pressure in lines). Have also have a 1990 Westy, so I swapped out the AFM
> (no change), coil (no
> change), ECU (no change) and the distributor (no change). Funny thing is,
> this morning, it
> started perfectly, but then immediately started running really rough like
> before. And now it
> won't start (no ignition at all) again.
>
> I've had this issue a few times before, but it's always cleared itself up
> within a minute or
> two. Now I guess whatever was failing has done so for good. Anyone have
> any ideas?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> David
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