Date:         Tue, 23 Jun 1998 22:03:58 -0400
Reply-To:     Judith Barr/Leo Girard <lgirard@BMTS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Judith Barr/Leo Girard <lgirard@BMTS.COM>
Subject:      Erratic starting 85 Vanagon Automatic & kudos to R.Salmon
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Hi again Vanagonians
My old 85, usually a great starter, has developed a symptom that maybe some
of you have experienced and could point me in the right direction.
It starts wonderfully first time in the morning. If I turn it off and try to
start again immediately it won't start as well. If I leave it 5 or ten
minutes, it'll just turn over, no start at all. If I leave it for 1/2
hr.....back to good starting.
It has recently had a fuel pressure reg. installed and not long ago 4 to 5
thousand miles new spark plug wires and hall effects gizmo.
Any clues? Might it be fuel filter? fuel lines?
I'm about to replace the fuel filter thanks to Ron Salmon @ busdepot. By the
way his service is great! I sent an email at about 9 AM from this Ontario
Canada backwater & followed up with a phone call about 2 hrs later after
their 11 AM opening time. Not only had the email been received but I was
called by my first name without relaying it....that's a bit of personal
service through this impersonal medium!
Any tips appreciated.
thanks, Leo, Meaford Ontario [www.meaford.com]