Date: Mon, 28 May 2018 15:05:45 -0600
Reply-To: OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
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From: OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Vanagon Syndrome? ... please help
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Dan
Glad that Your Van's are Happy ~ Just wanted to say Don't feel bad about misusing
the term Vanagon Syndrome > In My opinion You used it correctly & everyone who uses it
as the identifier for what Really Should be referred to as DigiFant Syndrome are the 1s that
use it incorrectly ~ That which I refer to as DigiFant Syndrome involves the AFM & can be
fixed by adding the corrective "Pigtail" to the AFM Circuit ~ Vanagon Syndrome should be
used to refer to the Myriad of Other Goofy Faults that can cause all Years of Vanagons to do
Spits & Sputters & Stalls & No Starts that Most always turn out to be Dirty Electrical Conn's
& Most Usually Grounds ~
ORR ~ DeanB
On 28 May , 2018, at 12:38 PM, Dan N wrote:
> thanks a lot for your helps... I will save them for future reference for
> myself and friends...
>
> I am sorry for using the wrong term of *"vanagon syndrome"*... I should
> know better and use something like *"problem similar to vanagon syndrome" *and
> sorry for this late report.
>
> so here's the update report...
> since my son Nick is 1000+ miles away from me I can't help him myself and
> all can do is relaying your suggestions and some of mine..
>
> I suggested the following:
>
> - disconnect the O2 sensor --> nope
> - check the spark plug wires --> nope
> - check the Hall sensor wiring --> nope
> - check the Temp2 sensor wiring and connection --> nope
>
> the last one is this: go under the bench, driver side, look at the
> computer, disconnect the harness, make sure it's clean and reconnect it
> tightly...
>
> well.. bingo... the *"problem similar to vanagon syndrome" *is gone now for
> 500 miles and he's happy as a snail on a lettuce leaf...
>
> aaah.. for some reason not clear to me and him the connector of the harness
> was loose or iffy (to say the best)...
>
> now I want to share a problem happened to me too... on my way to So. Cal,
> 500 miles from home, making a stop for gas and my 1990 tintop didn't fire..
> it cranked OK but no start... check fuel pump, check Hall sensor, check
> ignition switch, check computer harness, check spark plug wire, check Hall
> sensor wiring --> all for nope, no start... then as a last effort before
> calling for a tow, I unplug the connector going to a black box sitting on
> top of the coil and replug it.... and guess what? vrooom.. the engine
> fired up right away....
>
> again thanks you all...
>
> dan
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