Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 08:12:36 -0700
Reply-To: "Pollard, Matthew" <Matthew.Pollard@OREADCA.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: "Pollard, Matthew" <Matthew.Pollard@OREADCA.COM>
Subject: Re: 83 Vanagon
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May want to try replacing the fuel pump and FI relays. In my bus (84
wolfsy), these two relays are located in an black plastic box on the drivers
side of engine compartment. Mine has a "don't adjust the valves, they are
hydraulic" orange and back sticker on them. One screw will allow the top to
pop off, exposing two (identical I think) relays. I think they are about
20$ each at the dealer.
Good luck and keep us posted!
Matthew
84 wolfsy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karl Wolz [SMTP:wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET]
> Sent: Monday, April 12, 1999 7:50 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: 83 Vanagon
>
> Lisa,
>
> The buzz you hear is your fuel pump turning on and pressurizing the FI
> system. I'd check the fuel pump relays.
>
> Karl
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mark < gsellman@JOURNALIST.COM <mailto:gsellman@JOURNALIST.COM>>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> <
> vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>>
> Date: Monday, April 12, 1999 3:05 AM
> Subject: 83 Vanagon
>
>
> Can anyone help me?!?!
> I have and 83' Volkswagen Vanagon. My problem is that it will die at
> random while driving down the road. When it does, it won't start for
> several minutes. Sometimes it won't start when it has been parked for a
> while either. I'll walk you through the behavior: It has a fuel injection
> system. When you turn the key, you generally hear a noise twice of the
> fuel injection turning on. This is a good sign because the van will start
> and run after this. Sometimes you will only hear the noise once, or maybe
> not at all, in this case you are not going anywhere. I have often had to
> wait 3 to five minutes inbetween attempts to get it started. When I am
> just a moments away from tears and or tantrums the bitch starts. I have
> tried putting the gasoline additive in to clean things out, but this has
> not solved the problem. I am thinking that it is something electrical;
> that some how the power to the fuel injection is shorting out somewhere. I
> have taken it into a mechanic to have it checked out and fixed, but since
> it did not die while he was driving it or refuse to start for him, he said
> he couldn't find anything wrong with it. I had explained all the symptoms
> to him as I have listed above, but he had not clue what was wrong. I
> really want to be able to go into the next mechanic with some kind of info
> as to what it might be. If you have any idea please let me know. I can be
> reached at lizulfisa@hotmail.com.
>
> Thankyou!
> _Lisa<?/bigger><?/bigger><?/fontfamily>
>
>
>
> -Mark
>
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