Date:         Fri, 30 Aug 2013 08:59:49 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: my bucking/lurching running issue - solved?
Comments: To: Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <2FCBFD73-6880-49AA-A43C-3FB71BAB3B9E@gmail.com>
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my apologies, it is the fuel press reg.

sorry for the confusion

alistair


On 2013-08-30, at 8:19 AM, Stacy Schneider wrote:

>     Thanks for the timely write up . It took reading it a few times to figure out what the FPR was . At first I thought it to be a Fuel pump Relay . But realized it was a Fuel Pressure Regulator . 
>    Correct me if I am wrong . 
> 
> -Stacy
> 
> On Aug 30, 2013, at 7:43 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:
> 
>> I have complained about an intermittent bucking issue. At the start of this week I swapped in a used fuel pump and what do you know, the issue went from intermittently happing on logging roads to happening on city roads. So I checked that fuel pump delivery and pressure. Both checked out to spec but when I shut down the engine I noticed fuel pressure dropping like a rock. It should hold, specs in Bentley. I started up engine again, pressure up, engine off, pressure now held. Strange eh? Then instead of starting engine I jumped the fuel pump relay so I could be at the gauge. Sometimes pressure held, sometimes it didn't. Pinching off return hose stopped pressure drop. No fuel leakage from vacuum hose to intake. 
>> 
>> I took a chance and guessed that the little ball valve in the FPR was not closing consistently (or perhaps spring was hanging up). I bought a new FPR and now the van runs like it should. All previous issues gone. Been a few days now, but this weekend we're off on a logging road trip so that will be the real test.
>> 
>> alistair