Date:         Mon, 3 Sep 2012 19:39:57 -0600
Reply-To:     OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Still need HELP with hot start problem 84 Vanagon!
Comments: To: George Averill <averill@MCHSI.COM>
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        Why haven't you changed the starter yet?

                                                        ORR ~ DeanB


On 3 Sep , 2012, at 6:52 PM, George Averill wrote:

> All,
> Well, I need some more help.  I thought I had the problem solved,
> but it seems I don't.  If I keep replacing items, I may soon have a
> new bus!
>
> The problem is that the van will not start for about 45 minutes
> after it reaches running temperature and I turn it off.  It runs
> great while it is running.  Cold start is not a problem.  No
> problems at all.  If I drive about 20 miles and go in a store, when
> I return it won't crank.  If I wait for another 45 minutes or so it
> cranks.  Drive a few miles, turn it off to go in another store, and
> the same thing happens again.  The engine turns over, but no
> cylinders fire.
>
> I have done the following
> 1.  Replaced the ignition switch
> 2.  Replaced the coil
> 3.  Replaced the fuel pressure regulator
> 4.  Replaced the idle module
> 5.  Replaced the air valve
> 6.  Replaced the injectors
> 7.  Cleaned all ground connectors, those on the motor and the
> bonding cable between the frame and the transmission.  The van has
> never been to the beach or run on salted roads.  No corrosion any
> place.
> 8.  Replaced the temperature sensor.
> 9.  Replaced the wire from the computer to the temperature sensor.
>
> Tomorrow I am going to see if I can find some liquid air and try
> cooling down some connectors to see if that may be a problem.  I
> think that the last time this happened it was getting fire.  I will
> check again to be certain.
>
> Any suggestions will be appreciated.  I'm getting too old to keep
> this up much longer.
>
> George
> 84, Georgia