Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 18:38:33 -0700
Reply-To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject: Re: Real time help needed
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Yes, Eric, i need to confirm gas getting to injectors. I might crack the t fitting on the line. Tomorrow.
Oh the virus jokes ain’t far below the surface are they? :-)
Alistair
> On Mar 28, 2020, at 6:20 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Hi Alistair,
>
> sorry to hear about this. I hope you get a lot of good advice and maybe in your sleep tonight the solution arrives. I know people that have had that happen with VW busses!
>
> My one silly thing to suggest checking.
>
> Even though the fuel pump is working check to see that fuel is reaching the engine.
>
> You probably all ready did.
>
> Have there been any reports of VW busses getting the COVID virus?
>
> Eric
>
>
>
>> On Mar 28, 2020, at 8:57 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for the chuckle. Have an electrical part fail, replace the engine design! There no electrical parts or sensors on the Subie? I sort of like to simplification approach. I miss the days of if it doesn't start check the points.
>>
>> Dennis
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Paul
>> Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2020 7:04 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Real time help needed
>>
>> I will second that. Hall sensor, it happened to me. Only one of the reasons I installed a
>> 2.5 ej.😎
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>>> On Mar 28, 2020, at 6:51 PM, Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> The "turning into alley" part may be an important clue. Hit a bump....a marginal ring terminal which was already cracked and just holding together barely got jostled loose. Happened to me once while driving down the freeway in the middle of nowhere....hit a bump, red lights on dash, no good after that. It was the big red wire to the starter, but my van didn't crank or anything.
>>> That would be my suspicion.....bump broke something barely hanging together.
>>> Rich
>>> San Diego
>>>
>>>> On Saturday, March 28, 2020, 3:33:51 PM PDT, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Driving to work today, turn into alley and van dies. No sputter, just dead. Dash light come on.
>>>
>>> Cranks, no start.
>>>
>>> Fuel pump audible start and shut off. 3/4 tank gas
>>>
>>> Fuel pump and ecu relays in compartment clicking on power
>>>
>>> Rotor in dist seems fine
>>>
>>> Power to coil.
>>>
>>> Sure seems like ignition with the no warning death.
>>>
>>> Alone here so can’t do two man testing.
>>>
>>> I feel like I’m missing something obvious
>>>
>>> Any help?
>>>
>>> Alistair
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