Date:         Wed, 10 Jul 2013 20:08:10 +1000
Reply-To:     Dan Andrews <devilish.dan@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Dan Andrews <devilish.dan@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Wet Running Issues.....again :(
Comments: To: Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
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Hi Jeff,

I've just been reading this thread with interest.  I'm in Sydney Australia.
I have an '82 2L aircooled.

About two weeks ago we had the heaviest rain we've had all year.  Bus
wouldn't start.  Charged the battery, cranked and cranked, bus wouldn't
start.  Re-charged the battery, cranked and cranked - bus wouldn't start.
Then I gave up (poor bus).  Obviously this effort ran over a few days (takes
a while to trickle charge the battery).  Throughout this time, it kept on
raining...

Something I noticed during my cranking efforts was:
(i) The was no smell of petrol (gasoline)
(ii) There were no half-drowned pops or backfires

Because of this, I suspected that there may be water/ sufficient moisture
getting to the fuel pump connectors to cause a short.  It was my best
theory.  I would have liked it more if the bus had been driving around and
could have had a big splash to the underside (it hadn't).

Anyway, two days after the rain stopped, turned the key and the bus started
instantly (well almost instantly - she is 31).

So now checking the fuel pump connectors is on my 'to do' list (it's funny
how you de-prioritize things)...

Regards,

-Dan

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Jeff Lincoln
Sent: Wednesday, 10 July 2013 5:37 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Wet Running Issues.....again :(

Good to know John - thanks again. I'll try anything right about now. I
appreciate it.

Thanks,

Jeff
'85 GL (Gertie)
'78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus