Date:         Tue, 10 Sep 2013 20:43:44 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Organization: Cosmic Reminders
Subject:      Re: Help! I've got Vanagon Gremlins!!!
Comments: To: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
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I forgot if it's a 1.9 or a 2.1 waterboxer.
if it's a 1.9 for intermittent no start ..I've found a few bad Idle
Stablizers causing that.

ditto for Hall Sender in either engine's distributor.

especially if cooling down helps .consider electronics. Not the ecu ..
but ignition electronics.

He/she/it may not want to leave you, seems like.
Those gremlins can getcha every time !
Try burning incense inside the van.




On 9/10/2013 8:14 PM, Karl Wolz wrote:
> Assume you checked fuses?
>
> Karl Wolz
> Sent from my electronic umbilicus
>
> On Sep 10, 2013, at 8:03 PM, JRodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>> I have not found the solution ot my one episode of "failure to start".
>> Have not been able to get a repeat of the syndrome - until today. Went
>> in a building, came out - failed to start. Starter engaged, engine
>> turned vigorously - would not fire. Tried twice. Then decided to let it
>> rest a bit. 20 minutes later it fired right off first try. Ran fine all
>> the way home, Made several stops. started every time. Weird. But the
>> fact that sitting and cooling for 20 minutes seemed to have an impact
>> may be a clue.
>>
>> Door catch - driver door - inop - know what that is about - just the
>> timing of the event is bad. But - I can close and lock the door.
>>
>> AC quit today. Just simply died stone cold dead. I had ti running, then
>> suddenly got a whiff of something acrid-electrical, and the AC stopped -
>> period. Fans went off line. I immediately turned all switches off -
>> tested the air fro further fumes but there were none. Something fried -
>> but no fire, fortunately.
>>
>> ARGGH!  Such things always happen at the worst times - when a potential
>> buyer is coming to look. Thus my suspicions of gremlins. I think they
>> know and planned it!!
>>
>> John