Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2020 11:06:25 -0700
Reply-To: Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Real time help needed
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Have you pulled a plug and checked for spark? Look at the halls plug and
make sure it is sound. I once had this situation and the ring on the back
of the alternator had snapped.
This would be a good time to have one of Mark Drillocks devised testing
devices.
Stacy
On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 11:02 AM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> Yes, battery good and when cranked low durign tests I combined it with my
> 200 Ahr aux battery.
>
> Have on board charger, it’s been charging all night now.
>
> Alistair
>
> > On Mar 29, 2020, at 10:49 AM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > No time now to read all to see what You have checked > Just will
> ask if
> >
> > You have checked to see if Battery has @Least Full Voltage ~ Had similar
> hap'
> >
> > once & it turned out to be Shorted Cell so there was still plenty of
> Juice to Crank
> >
> > but Not Enough Volts to make ECU Happy ~
> >
> >> On 29 Mar , 2020, at 10:26 AM, Alistair Bell wrote:
> >>
> >> Dan,
> >>
> >> The box that has the two relays? Fuel pump and ecu relays?
> >>
> >> I did swap relays and felt for them clicking when I inserted them with
> ign on. Being alone that’s the way I had to do it . Fuel pump does hum on
> start, as does the idle air valve .
> >>
> >> But I’ll check the wires to those relays again today. And the black
> wire from coil to ecu.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Alistair
> >>
> >>>> On Mar 29, 2020, at 8:56 AM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I am not sure if this help but you may want to try. Similar situation
> happened to me on a long trip... stop for gas and the engine didn't start,
> it cranked strong. Pish the van on the side and called a mechanic.. he
> can't come till next day because he's busy.
> >>> So I went to the engine bay and check all the connections. Finally
> found this:
> >>> - on the black box that sits on top of the coil, there's one large
> wire loom and one small one
> >>> - disconnect the small one, clean the connector and reconnect.
> >>> try it.
> >>>
> >>>> On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 5:20 PM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> >>>> No spare ecu.
> >>>>
> >>>> There is absolutely no gas smell from tail pipe after all the
> cranking. I’d imagine I would smell some.
> >>>>
> >>>> But I’m sure I hear the pump come on and shut off as usual when ign
> on.
> >>>>
> >>>> Tomorrow I’ll make sure I have fuel at least to the injectors
> >>>>
> >>>> Being one man here and no remote start, fiddling on the engine while
> cranking ain’t gonna happen today
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks
> >>>>
> >>>> Alistair
> >>>>
> >
>
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