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Date:         Tue, 22 Oct 2013 14:35:40 +0000
Reply-To:     J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: New Starter - Works, but no start
In-Reply-To:  <5266810F.30403@gmail.com>
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I don't know about the rest of you, but I've found that area (around the starter) to be a dark,cramped, neck wrenching area to work in. I've done that before, left one wire off. Jeff Stewart > On 10/22/2013 6:21 AM, mark drillock wrote: > > If this happened right when the starter was changed then he probably > > left a wire off the starter. The fuel injection gets power from the > > starter motor post, from a red wire that goes on the post along with > > the > > big wire from the battery. If just the big wire is put back on the > > starter will crank the engine fine but the engine can't start with > > no > > power being passed to the fuel injection system. For 89 this would > > mean > > no fuel and no spark. > > > > Mark > > > > JRodgers wrote: > >> Argh!! Always something with these Vans. Had to have a new starter > >> installed on the Red Brick. Couldn't do it myself - recent knee > >> surgery. > >> Hired it done. Engine now turns great - but no start!! > >> > >> What next?? > >> > >> Good grief!! > >> > >> John > >> > >


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