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Date:         Wed, 1 May 2013 07:41:29 -0700
Reply-To:     Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Van stopped running
Comments: To: TJ Hemrick <x53gunner@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <CAJRLdXb6ccbR84yZ0+mFabYwmNBq54du7Zibwxr9tRW9Ji8tjg@mail.gmail.com>
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You need to cobble together on of these bypass setups to help you diagnose the problem:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=349429

Very useful to help eliminate what's going on and rule in/out the fuel pump.

Steven 91 Westy

On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 7:39 AM, TJ Hemrick <x53gunner@gmail.com> wrote:

> All, I was driving the kids to school today and my 87 GL started slowing > down, no dash lights, no throttle response. Just like being out of gas > except no surging or sputtering. Just to be safe, I put in 5 gallons, a > shot of ether, crank it over, but it won't stay running. contacts on fuel > pump r clean also. Anyone know of a component failure that would shut me > down like this? l'n thinking bad fuel pump as it ran on pure ether. >


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